> Dan,
>
> Regarding your failing Vitesse engine mounts, are they of the "faux air
> gap" variety? I have those bought from TRF too and & they are supposedly
> more prone to pre-mature failure. Do Vitesse share the same engine mount
> with GT6/TR6?
>
> My personal experience on my '70 TR6 is that the no-air-gap (solid rubber)
> versionis better than the faux-air-gap. Although the faux-air-gap pairs on
my
> car has lasted about 2+ years now. I'm quite shocked to know yours last
> only 7-8 mo. on a non-runner. I'm sure TRF will replace yours free because
> a component as critical as an enginer mount should last a few years, not a
> fraction of a year.
>
> Regards,
>
> Fred Ki
I got to thinking and I do recall that the mounts that we got from TRF for
my Vitesse were the air gap kind. Should I return those and get the solid
kind? How prevalent is this failure for this part? I would think that engine
mounts should last more than a "few years". I take it that the purpose
of having an air gap would be to dampen the vibration some, right?
Dan have you contacted Dana Henry about this yet?
*** Sharon Oblinger ***
* c340808@is6.mdc.com *
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Sharon et al: I picked up the thread yesterday and got back in touch with
Dan right away. I referred him to Frank Stoddard in our tech. department.
I checked with Frank this morning and as yet Dan hasn't had aa chance to get
in touch with him. Thanks for the referral!
-CHEERS-
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