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Subject: [Fot] Beaten by equipment...Pacific NW edition.
From: fmccjr at aol.com (fmccjr at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2018 09:35:14 -0400
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My car (TR3) has square tube steel mounts, capped on one side...  they are a 
pain to tighten, but there will be no chance the engine will drop. 

Everything else on the car...another story! 

Rick McCurdy
Newburgh, NY

> On Jun 6, 2018, at 4:02 AM, van.mulders.marcel--- via Fot <fot at 
> autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> I fitted Land Rover engine mounts, and a fixation at the top of the engine. 
> The engine mounts of an off road car are supposed to be very strong.
> Marcel
> 
> ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
> Van: "fot" <fot at autox.team.net>
> Aan: "fot" <fot at autox.team.net>
> Verzonden: Woensdag 6 juni 2018 02:47:41
> Onderwerp: [Fot] Beaten by equipment...Pacific NW edition.
> 
> I've got an issue...lots of issues, but this refers to my TR4.
> 
> Raced in my first event of the year this past weekend at the Spokane 
> Festival of Speed (SOVREN)
> 
> Car did well but in my third session, going down the back straight, over 
> a couple bumps, my throttle went wide open 'on its own'. Once back in 
> the paddock, we found that both front engine mounts had failed and the 
> engine dropped below the mount on the carburetor side, forcing the 
> throttle to its maximum position.
> 
> These were brand new mounts as one failed at our Fall Finale, last 
> September in Seattle. Also, these two events are the only events I have 
> run my 'spare' motor which I picked up in CA last year. Engine seems to 
> do well but the combination of its torque, combined with the quality of 
> the mounts, is very frustrating. I tried to take a photo of how it 
> currently sits, but couldn't focus well enough. I am running the round 
> mounts,  "Engine Mount Uprated TR4 TR4A (SKU 130985)" from a PNW 
> supplier. Three mounts in two events is not a good pattern.
> 
> Any thoughts or alternatives is greatly appreciated.
> 
> Alec Buchan
> aka the Blue Caboose.
> 
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