Darrell Leach wrote:
>
> Yet another question for the collective genius:
>
> Has anyone had any experiance with a TR-4 motor that drops down and causes
> contact between the fan shaft and the steering rack?
>
> This condition exist on two different cars, my late '62 (CT13108L) and a
> friends '67 (CT66XXXL ?).
>
> New motor mounts provided a momentary reprieve but after about a day of
> driving the condition had returned. The '67 was fixed by making shims of
> thick washers (notched, to allow them to be put in without removing the
> mounts) and sliding these shims under the engine mounts. While this is a
> workable fix it strikes me that there most be a better (read correct) way.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> So Long,
>
> Darrell Leach, KD6LRC DM-15, Ridgecrest, Ca
> email: token@owens.ridgecrest.ca.us
> 1962 TR-4 (CT5368LO) Everyday
> 1962 TR-4 (CT13108L)
> 1965 Spitfire Mk 2
> 1967 Spitfire Mk 3 In work, lots of 1500 stuff
> Keeper of the TR-4 List, Version 1.2 availible.
I have run into this problem myself... and found that the cylindrical
motor mounts seem to maintain a better height than the box-like
mounts... but I still have one big washer in there for distance.
Justin
jmwagner@greenheart.com
Los Angeles
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