Dear Netters,
I am continually amazed at how cheap our LBC car parts can be compared
to new cars (or even not so new cars). An example was the price I paid
to replace an engine mount on my wifes 1985 VW Jetta. ONE engine mount
was bas and cost 125 bux JUST FOR THE PART!!!!!! and that was from a
"cheap" place!!!!! So $20 for an MGB mount seems pretty good to me-
albeit knowing VIcky B's prices, I'll bet you could get em for about
half that from some place like Northwest Import Parts.
On Tue, 13 Jan
1998, Matt Kulka wrote:
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=%OSince all you've gotten are wise cracks for answers, I'll jump in.
=%O
=%OI've only owned one MG, but for engine mounts in general, stick your
=%Ohand around it, and squeeze the rubber. A new engine mount starts out
=%Owith squared sides, and the rubber is very hard. As they age, the
=%Orubber begins to soften (aka deteriorate), and the squared-ness becomes
=%Oa bulge instead. If your mounts are squooshy and bulge like bagels it's
=%Otime to replace them.
=%O
=%OWhen you goose the throttle, the engine will normally torque over some
=%O(the mounts *are* rubber after all), but old mounts will let it twist
=%Oquite a bit further than new ones. That may also be an indication, but
=%Oyou'd have to have some experience with your type of car to have an eye
=%Ofor it.
=%O
=%OAs to where to buy them, have you checked your local hole-in-the-wall
=%Oparts store? (Not neccessarily something like Western Auto or
=%OAutoZone.) I've been amazed what my local shop has been able to turn up
=%Ofrom their warehouse. And they always beat the prices from VB/Moss and
=%Othe Import Car Parts shop in town.
=%O
=%OMatt Kulka
=%O'74 B - consuming lots of parts. The engine block is still original.
=%O
=%O>>> Nick Benson <grayoak@holly.ColoState.EDU> 01/08/98 09:34am >>>
=%O
=%OWhat's a good indicator that engine mounts are shot?
=%O
=%OWhere can I buy a pair for a reasonable price, (Victoria British shows
=%Othem for $20 each!)
=%O
=%ONick D. Benson
=%OTechnology Teacher
=%OFort Collins CO
=%O
=%O
=%O
"Never ascribe to Malice that which can be explained by Ignorance"
John J. Peloquin
Molecular Biology &
Biochemistry
3205 BioSciences II
UC IRVINE
Irvine, CA 92697-3900
jpeloqui@uci.edu
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