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"Rubber" means different things these days. Hi quality natural rubber,
as used in our cars originally, will last many years. Now, rubber can
come from many sources, some better than others. In my experience, I
installed a lower windshield seal and a year later it cracked.
Installed a replacement and it has held up for 15 years. So, quality
matters; buy from knowledgeable dealers, they should know.
John
64/66 BJ8s
On 11/12/2016 7:24 PM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE wrote:
>
> The current thought is that rubber ages as well as being detrimentally
> affected by UV and environmental ozone. As such we are told not to use
> tires that are over six years old. I think the same thing happens to
> other rubber parts as well. I've installed rubber plugs and grommets
> on my BN1 that deteriorated with 6 months of installation. For that
> reason I won't buy "NOS" rubber parts and I think any new rubber parts
> should be date coded.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Bob
> Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
> *Sent:* Saturday, November 12, 2016 2:24:11 PM
> *To:* Healeys
> *Subject:* [Healeys] Engine Mounts
> The engine mounts on my BJ8--whose engine I am overhauling--had the
> rubber part separating from their metal backing. This didn't surprise
> me, as they have 25+ years and 120K+ miles on them. However, I got under
> the BN2 the other day and noticed its mounts were separating as well,
> and these only have a few years and a few hundred miles on them.
> Apparently--like most rubber or rubber/metal parts from contemporary
> suppliers--they are crap. Anyone know a source for quality, durable
> engine mounts for Big Healeys?
>
> TIA,
>
> Bob
>
> ___
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<p>"Rubber" means different things these days. Hi quality natural
rubber, as used in our cars originally, will last many years.
Now, rubber can come from many sources, some better than others.
In my experience, I installed a lower windshield seal and a year
later it cracked. Installed a replacement and it has held up for
15 years. So, quality matters; buy from knowledgeable dealers,
they should know.</p>
<p>John</p>
<p>64/66 BJ8s<br>
</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/12/2016 7:24 PM, WILLIAM B
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<p>The current thought is that rubber ages as well as being
detrimentally affected by UV and environmental ozone. As
such we are told not to use tires that are over six years
old. I think the same thing happens to other rubber parts as
well. I've installed rubber plugs and grommets on my BN1
that deteriorated with 6 months of installation. For that
reason I won't buy "NOS" rubber parts and I think any new
rubber parts should be date coded.</p>
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face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>From:</b>
Healeys <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net></a>
on behalf of
Bob Spidell <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net";><bspidell@comcast.net></a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, November 12, 2016 2:24:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Healeys<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Engine Mounts</font>
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<div class="PlainText">The engine mounts on my BJ8--whose
engine I am overhauling--had the
<br>
rubber part separating from their metal backing. This
didn't surprise <br>
me, as they have 25+ years and 120K+ miles on them. However,
I got under <br>
the BN2 the other day and noticed its mounts were separating
as well, <br>
and these only have a few years and a few hundred miles on
them. <br>
Apparently--like most rubber or rubber/metal parts from
contemporary <br>
suppliers--they are crap. Anyone know a source for quality,
durable <br>
engine mounts for Big Healeys?<br>
<br>
TIA,<br>
<br>
Bob<br>
<br>
___<br>
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