[Mgs] mgb engine mounting

[Max Heim]

That seems remarkably sensitive.

On the 2006 California Melee, I was on a narrow barely-paved road snaking up
a valley through the woods. It was just left, right, left, right, in 2nd or
3rd gear, popping in and out of deep shade, so I didn't even see the dry
ford -- this was about a 12-inch drop with maybe a 30-degree bevel, and I
flew over it, bottomed out, crossed the ford and hit the up-slope with the
suspension fully compressed without even slackening speed. This didn't
manage to shift the fan into the radiator, so I find it difficult to
conceive of a survivable hazard that would do so (short of an actual
impact).

I wonder if the condition of the tranny mounts is also a factor. I have
noticed that over time these sometimes decay to the consistency of jelly.

--

Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Menlo Park, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires

on 10/14/11 6:50 AM, mgbob at juno.com at mgbob at juno.com wrote:

> Dan,
>     One need make no great effort.
>      One drives around a corner and into an unmarked cut made by the natural
> gas utility,  a cut with sharp edges and a drop of about four inches.
>      Engine moves forward, fan eats radiator, crankshaft pulley does not hit
> the rack, fortunately.
>      The gas utility was remarkably accommodating, reimbursing immediately the
> cost of the radiator repair, fan, and broken mounts, as they admitted that
> their crew had not placed traffic cones or lights or any other warning before
> leaving the incomplete job.
> Bob
> 
> 
> 
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com>
> To: Max Heim <mvheim at sonic.net>, MG List <mgs at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] mgb engine mounting
> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:44:22 -0700 (PDT)
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Max Heim <mvheim at sonic.net>
> To: MG List <mgs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 9:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] mgb engine mounting
> 
> I'm wondering what you have to do to make the "fan hit the radiator". I've
> driven long distance rallies, backroads, and the California highway system,
> and I haven't had this happen yet. If you let your motor mounts get old and
> weak, I could maybe see a problem.
> 
> Obviously, running into another car or a stationary object would cause
> damage to all sorts of things.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------
> At that point, the fan hitting the rad is the least of the worries!
> 
> Dan D
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