[Fot] Hard mounts for the engine

John Hasty jhhasty at gdhs.com
Wed Sep 4 16:24:38 MDT 2013


Ah.... We solved that problem with rubber mounts between the bowls and carb
bodies; but next time the motor is out a 3 plate and mounts will be applied
for sure.

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On Sep 4, 2013, at 6:05 PM, Kas Kastner <kaskastner at gmail.com> wrote:

> With the TR-4 engine on the engine dyno at 5000 RPM you could not hold your
> hand on the float bowls and full throttle the vibration was so bad. That
> was the engine bolted down hard. I tried several times to reduce the froth
> in the bowl by dampening with my hand and could not hold onto  the bowl at
> 5000. Take that as a clue. Did not say it would not work in real life, but
> that is a clue.
>
> *Never be beaten by equipment.*
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