[Fot] Beaten by equipment...Pacific NW edition.

[Tony Drews]

One other thing - the clutch makes a difference in motor mount 
longevity.  If you have one of those toggle switch clutches, engaging 
the clutch is very abrupt and I thought it was one reason I broke motor 
mounts initially.  I went to a more forgiving clutch in addition to 
getting heavy duty mounts from Cambridge UK (which are probably the Land 
/ Range Rover mounts).

Tony Drews


On 6/6/2018 8:45 AM, van.mulders.marcel--- via Fot wrote:
> I bought these mounts on an oldtimer show in the UK. The are  probably 
> from a Land Rover, not a Range Rover. Height is about
> 1".
> PS : Dont forget that the gearbox mount is more important than the 
> engine mounts to keep the engine from moving forward and rearward!
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *Van: *"Alec Buchan" <agb at compsnw.com>
> *Aan: *fmccjr at aol.com, "van mulders marcel" 
> <van.mulders.marcel at telenet.be>
> *Cc: *"fot" <fot at autox.team.net>
> *Verzonden: *Woensdag 6 juni 2018 15:39:23
> *Onderwerp: *Re: [Fot] Beaten by equipment...Pacific NW edition.
>
> The Land Range Rover (1987-1995) look just like the round TR4 mounts. 
> Did you use these or modify others?
>
> Thanks.
>
> On 6/6/2018 6:35 AM, fmccjr at aol.com wrote:
>
>     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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