<div dir="auto"><div>Jim: what he said...</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The damper rod and piston might still be down there in the damper oil! If not, someone likely had the backfire problem, the rod came out through the plastic and they removed it.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I'm not familiar with the clearance between the engine and bonnet on that car, but you might look at the underside of the bonnet for a mark that would confirm the theory.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Either way, it looks like you need to get a damper for them.</div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">________________<br>Sent from my phone <br>Best Regards,<br>Al Fuller</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 24, 2024, 10:22 AM richard mayor <<a href="mailto:boyracer466@gmail.com">boyracer466@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="line-break:after-white-space">On occasion I have seen dampers  with plastic caps that have the steel rod protruding through the top of the cap.  This is caused when the engine has backfired through the carburetors and the piston and damper are driven upwards. This drives the damper rod through the plastic cap.  You will never see this with the dampers with brass caps. <div><br></div><div>I suspect this is what started the issue with your damper before the previous owner made it even worse.</div><div>  <br id="m_-4813415241512280822lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
<div>Richard Mayor</div><div><a href="mailto:boyracer466@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">boyracer466@gmail.com</a></div><div><br></div><br>

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