sounds alot like the Weber brace found on a fine
wet liner motor from Italy.
At the trans, I used a pair of old valve springs to
provide some compliance in an otherwise solid
mount.
art de armond
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kas Kastner" <kaskas@cox.net>
To: "SHANE Ingate" <hottr6@hotmail.com>; <BillB@bnj.com>;
<vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: [FOT] Trans Mount
>I braced my manifolds from the center down to the bottom edge of the block
> with a rubber button on the bottom of the steel tube brace, so the support
> was
> there not not extra vibration.
> Never Be beaten by Equipment
> Kas Kastner
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: SHANE Ingate
> To: BillB@bnj.com ; vinttr4@geneseo.net
> Cc: fot@autox.team.net
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 2:35 PM
> Subject: RE: [FOT] Trans Mount
>
>
> Bill,
>
> I've braced my Cannon manifold by running supports from the
> inlet ends of the manifold down to the engine mount; I figure
> there is a lot of weight hanging off the head on that side of the
> motor so it needs all the help it can get; hopefully the broken
> manifold problem may be diminished.
>
> Also have balanced the motor and removed several pounds of
> reciprocating mass. Now when I crank the motor I can tell
> when the bearings are going south; feels like nails on a blackboard?
>
> Shane
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
> To: "SHANE Ingate" <hottr6@hotmail.com>,<vinttr4@geneseo.net>
> CC: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: [FOT] Trans Mount
> Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:31:09 -0700
>
> Been there, done that, got the broken Weber manifold.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of SHANE Ingate
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 3:27 PM
> To: vinttr4@geneseo.net
> Cc: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [FOT] Trans Mount
>
> Uncle Jack wrote:
>
> >This system lets the engine vibrate but not move radically.
>
> Real men solid mount their motors (but still use rubber at the trans
> mount).
>
> Shane Ingate, filling-less in Maryland ;)
>
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