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Old 06-02-2016, 07:11 PM   #1
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a friend has a 54 sedan 223 srnd,it has a rumble from almost the start like the motor was mounted solid.he has tried everything now hes talking about changing the motor mounts but i dont see anything wrong with them.any ideas
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Old 06-02-2016, 09:52 PM   #2
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Could it be that the harmonic balancer is shot and
sending a vibration through the drive line ?








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Have you checked the drive-train (u joints especially) to see if they are the cause?
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Old 06-02-2016, 10:24 PM   #4
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hes checked everything possible now hes just shooting in the dark.my guess would be the rearend but hes had that apart.
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Ck the transmission mount. what is oil pressure? bad mains sometimes give off a rumble sound.
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Old 06-03-2016, 09:23 AM   #6
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If it has an auto trans, check the converter nuts.
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