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06-19-2012, 06:49 PM | #1 |
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'54 Motor Mount Location
I took my 256 Merc engine out for rebuild and thought I put the motor mounts back on the same way they were before but the engine won't go back in and line up. I thought that the open end of the "C" shape of the motor mounts was supposed to face the rear, towards the firewall. Can anyone tell me if this is correct?
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06-19-2012, 07:48 PM | #2 |
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Re: '54 Motor Mount Location
Face them as if you are streamlining them, the open part to the rear. The studs are a little long though, it helps to saw a half inch off the studs while the mounts are still in your hands. They slide in the holes better that way.
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06-19-2012, 07:52 PM | #3 |
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Re: '54 Motor Mount Location
Also, never keep the dizzy cap tight while you put the motor in. It will get cracked every time.
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06-19-2012, 08:59 PM | #4 |
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Re: '54 Motor Mount Location
O.K., thanks; I thought that I had them facing the right way. However, I'm missing somethin' here. What the heck is the dizzy cap?
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06-19-2012, 09:36 PM | #5 |
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Re: '54 Motor Mount Location
Distributor cap.
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06-19-2012, 09:54 PM | #6 |
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06-20-2012, 10:04 AM | #7 |
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Re: '54 Motor Mount Location
Dizzy cap = Distributor cap?
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06-20-2012, 11:03 AM | #8 |
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Yes, an Aussie term I picked up. I thought it nearly universal now.
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06-20-2012, 03:51 PM | #9 |
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The only thing Aussie I pick up now and then is a 12 pack of Fosters........
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06-20-2012, 04:48 PM | #10 |
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I was there in 1995. I dont rememebr what they were feeding us, but it sure was good! I do remember eating 'roo steak. Out of this world good stuff!!!
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Yep, we have different names for everything, bonnet,boot,mudguards, comes from being colonial boys descended from convicts I guess. God Bless Old Blighty!
Pity they never really grasped the V8 til they got hold of the aluminum V8 they put in Rovers. And yep, we sure love our beers. It is possible to get in a fight if you don't like the local brews. Our beer seems to bring out the best in folk. Regards
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06-21-2012, 01:00 AM | #12 |
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Re: '54 Motor Mount Location
Must be from all that Vegemite...
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I never found out til recently that Vegemite is actually a byproduct of the brewing process.
It puts lead in your pencil. Regards
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06-21-2012, 09:58 AM | #14 |
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Re: '54 Motor Mount Location
Thanks to you guys for your help! I got it bolted in yesterday. I put the mounts in the frame slots, lowered the motor down, yelled at it a few times, and finally got the bolts through the upper motor mount holes and screwed into the block. In retrospect, I should have opened up the upper holes in the motor mounts about 1/32" larger which would have made it easier; not much clearance in the original holes, meaning the motor and mounts have to be aligned well to get those bolts in.
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Re: '54 Motor Mount Location
Another trick is to leave the bolts in the block loose so that the mounts sort of flop. This makes it easier to get the studs inserted into the frame as they will move around. This way, you don't have to stand on your head to get the bolts started into the block.
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07-11-2012, 10:38 AM | #16 |
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Re: '54 Motor Mount Location
Good Idea. Now why didn't I think of that!
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