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What is this shim for?

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  1. Cadillacbart

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    #1 Cadillacbart, Jul 13, 2016
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    I found this laying in the passenger footwell if my 1988 cab. The one I found was bright metal( this picture is from eBay). Searching the part number only results in "shim". Any idea where this belongs?
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  2. Bell Bloke

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    #2 Bell Bloke, Jul 14, 2016
    That's a fetzer valve shim I believe. It secures the valve against the firewall, while you are up in there you might want to get some 3 in one oil on it to stop it from squeeking.
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  3. Alden

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    #3 Alden, Jul 14, 2016
    Try to get one made in the US, they are better than the Chinese copies out there now.

    Of course, it also looks like a poindexter shim, I dunno, been a while since I have seen one, they usually don't fall off if installed correctly.
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  4. ronfrohock

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    #4 ronfrohock, Jul 14, 2016
    Are there shims under the mounting plate?
    Just a long shot....
     
  5. Bell Bloke

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    #5 Bell Bloke, Jul 14, 2016
    Alden, if memory serves me correctly I think you maybe right, the poindexter shim is indeed situated in the passenger footwell area and actually the fetzer valve is in the trunk on the Mondial cars.
    I stand corrected, many thanks Bell.
     
  6. Cadillacbart

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    #6 Cadillacbart, Jul 14, 2016
    Thanks Gordon.
     
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    #7 Cadillacbart, Jul 14, 2016
    Could be Ron, I'll take a look.
    Thanks.
     
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    #8 sidtx, Jul 14, 2016
    What's a Fetzer valve, and what is it used for?

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    #10 Bell Bloke, Jul 15, 2016
    Sorry Guys, it was a quiet day and I was feeling mischievous.....
    Anyway if nothing else knowing your fetzer valves is to know your 80s classic that is 'Fletch'.... since we all own 80S cars here.
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    #11 Cadillacbart, Jul 15, 2016
    absolutely one of my favorites - and most quotable.

    The shim is still a mystery though. Cannot figure it out, and it just appeared on the floor one day.
     
  12. Alden

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    #12 Alden, Jul 15, 2016
    As Ron said, it looks like part of the top latch mechanism, I would look up there and see if something looks like it is missing or misaligned.

    Dimensions or a rule laid next to the part in a pic to give us the size would help too.

    Alden

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  13. mike32

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    #13 mike32, Jul 15, 2016
    I assumed it fitted behind the wuffle plug- there is such a thing
     
  14. stekkefun4

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    #14 stekkefun4, Jul 15, 2016
    I've been breaking up several Mondials and never came across this. Maybe it comes from something else?
     
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    #15 sidtx, Jul 15, 2016
    And then I said to myself......

    "Time to put work aside and go watch a movie and have some fun!!!"


    Sid

    P.S - was it the 6th or 7th Fetzer valve?
     
  16. Cadillacbart

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    #16 Cadillacbart, Jul 15, 2016
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    Can't find anything amiss with the latches, but yes, the piece would seem to fit there:
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