You would hook your existing wiring into the coil of the relay, that wire would energize the coil and turn on the relay. A basic relay SPST - NO (single pole,single throw - normally open) is like an electrically controlled switch and has four connections. Two for the coil and two for what you...
Cool, most people don't have access to anything much more than a drill press. Would that happen to be a CNC plasma cutter you have? Don't hesitate to ask if you need something. I help a couple other guys and trading services/parts has worked well so far.
HOLY s***, I live off 15st across from the VA in Mayfair. If you need welding or machining help I can probably help you out. It won't be fast, it takes time for me to fill side projects in. I don't machine engines but pretty much anything else small I could hook you up.
A bad or intermittent ground can cause so much grief I just don't play with them. I get as much metal to metal contact as possible. That way I can feel confident with that connection. Threads do contact but wouldn't have near the contact surface area as a flat washer, use the grease and you...
Yeah it needs to bare metal to bare metal. I use dielectric grease on exposed connections, you can usually get it at Lowes, Home depot as Ox Guard made by GB in a small red tube. Any electrical supply house will have it as well.
Same here, I should have extras as well even though I think you just need a bolt. An easy out should work well, might try welding a nut to it if any is sticking out at all. Place nut on top of bolt and weld through hole giving it a new head, new head and heat usually makes them come right out...
Cruiser Karma must be running rampant these days. A friend I met a couple years ago in TX just shipped me the back corner of his diesel repair shop for the cost of shipping. 95% (yeah i made that stat up) old Toyota parts. I went to take pics but my camera is dead I'll get pics up tomorrow as...