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I have seen a few pics, but what is the proper way to mount the engine stay cable to the engine plate? Do you capture the plate between the two nuts or do both nuts go on the forward side of the plate and lock the nuts together?
Thanks all.....

TM 9-8012 Page 124. One nut in front and one in back.

I have seen three different ways to do it, and I don't know which is the "correct" way.
The picture you show is one way, another is that a metal arm was welded to the spacer plate, and it stuck down just to the left of the bell housing bolt, and the third was an angle that was bolted to the front face of the spacer plate, using the bottom bolts of the bell housing, with the end of the angle sticking out on the left side of the housing, with a hole for the stay cable.
That was the method I used, because it required no welding to the original parts.

CZ

The photo above shows the correct way for the M38 & the M38A1 and the M170. If you look close you can see the left reinforcement angle used at the bottom of the bell front side on both left and right on late M38's and M38A1/M170. The early M38 connects the same way without the two angle reinforcements. The WWII MB uses the short bracket that sticks out.

Take a look at my photo gallery page 8, page 2 sinrisnekaf and see a larger photo of the engine stay cable.
Chris

Ok, after all these years - I'll ask the question - What is the stay cable for?

Texbillhs wrote:Ok, after all these years - I'll ask the question - What is the stay cable for?

To protect the radiator from being chewed up by the fan when careless drivers, who don't pay attention to the condition of their motor mounts, drive their jeep into a sudden stop situation.

CZ

Another discussion and a picture of what can happen without one in place.

http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules. ... pic&t=5985