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

[Bill Dentinger]

Van...

Yeah!  I makes me think though.  I always felt my early TR3's performance might be enhanced if the engine were lower and an inch or so back.  Of course, that's probably not the way to do it.

Bill Dentinger




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From: van.mulders.marcel--- via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
To: Alec Buchan <agb at compsnw.com>
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Subject: Re: [Fot] Beaten by equipment...Pacific NW edition.



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

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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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