06-29-2021, 07:23 PM | #1 |
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Engine mounts
Which is better stock or float a motor ?
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06-29-2021, 08:23 PM | #2 |
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Re: Engine mounts
Its like oil?? I like stock! Your choice.
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06-30-2021, 03:33 AM | #3 |
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Re: Engine mounts
never noticed much doifference in vibtarion etc , but I find refitting the engine easier if motor mounts are fitted
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06-30-2021, 05:59 AM | #4 |
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Re: Engine mounts
Usually the stock mounts have rock hard rubber pads that do no dampening. If you use the stock mounts replace the rubber pads.
John is right that removing and replacing an engine is simpler with the after market mounts. The bolts should just be brought up snug and not tight. The front mounts should remain stock as the after market mounts in front do not work.
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06-30-2021, 09:27 AM | #6 |
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06-30-2021, 09:35 AM | #7 |
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Re: Engine mounts
At the Oshkosh MARC national meet this year, someone brought in a restored Model A prototype chassis that was built in mid-1927. It has a lot of design changes from the production cars. No records were kept of why one design made it and the other didn't, but we do know that the prototype used expensive shock absorbers that weren't going to cut it for the production design. According to Bob Martino, who restored the prototype, "Ford worked with... Houdaille to design a much less expensive shock.... In July & August of 1927, the chassis and suspension had to be redesigned to accommodate these shocks."
I mention this because the prototype uses rear motor mounts that look surprisingly similar to the FAM mounts. I wonder whether the design that eventually became the production mounts was preferred because of the need to design around the cheaper shocks. |
06-30-2021, 12:12 PM | #8 |
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Re: Engine mounts
I like the soft mounts, but I think they might contribute to the fatigue failure between the radiator inlet and the top tank. That’s a common failure and that upper hose is very stiff. Just a thought.
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