Liquid@massey.ac.nz wrote:
>
> can I bend it back without removing the front plate from the engine. I
> tried tapping gingerly with a hammer, but was scared to hit it too hard in
> case I did some damage. Would it be OK to try heating it with a blow torch
> and then giving it a whack with the hammer? Would this be likely to damage
>If the original part is steel plate (as I think it is) bending is not much of
>a problem. Sounds as if the original mount has yielded a bit
with the load. So bending it back will only cause it to fail more
quickly. A gas blow torch probably won't get it hot enough (especially
if it's still connected to the engine) to do any good. If you want the
part to move without causing further chance of failure, it has to be at
or above the eutectic point (bright red). And I wouldn't want that in
the engine compartment (yeah, the carburetors are on the other side, but
the fuel pump isn't, and the gaskets sealing that plate aren't
flameproof, either <g>). If you feel you have to straighten the part
with heat, take it off the car.
Cheers.
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