[DeTomaso] Techno question: Really dumb--it's the motor mounts

Charles Engles cengles at cox.net
Sat Dec 13 13:28:40 EST 2008


Dear Paul, Thomas, Mike and Rich,


                Thanks!   The new powerplant is resting back in the Pantera 
awaiting the other sundry tasks to complete the installation.


                              Warmest regards, Chuck Engles


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich" <hoppe1 at cox.net>
To: "Mike Thomas" <mbefthomas at comcast.net>; "'Charles Engles'" 
<cengles at cox.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Techno question: Really dumb--it's the motor mounts


> Also remember to install the steel sleeves that go through the rubber 
> mounts.
> On one of the cars I bought this sleeve was missing.
> Rch
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Thomas" <mbefthomas at comcast.net>
> To: "'Charles Engles'" <cengles at cox.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 7:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Techno question: Really dumb--it's the motor 
> mounts
>
>
>> Correct.  And you need to be sure the raised sections fit into the +/- 2"
>> hole in the upper mount section when they are bolted together.
>>
>> With all the motors we've dropped back in in the last couple of years 
>> around
>> here, it's about evenly split on bolting the mount assembly to the engine
>> first or the frame first, but you don't want to try to mate the two 
>> pieces
>> while dropping the motor, you'll have a devil of a time getting the 
>> rubber
>> biscuits aligned properly.
>>
>> Good luck
>> Mike Thomas
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] 
>> On
>> Behalf Of Charles Engles
>> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 4:57 PM
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Techno question: Really dumb--it's the motor mounts
>>
>> Dear Forum,
>>
>>
>>                I am about the install the long awaited drivetrain back 
>> into
>> the Pantera tomorrow.  In preparation, I pulled out the motor mounts and
>> then I began fiddling with the black rubber (?) hockey puck things.   I
>> couldn't be sure how they went back together.   In fact, I suspect that 
>> they
>> may have been installed previously, by me, ever so slightly wrong.
>>
>>                 I pulled out the Pantera Master Parts Catalog and on page 
>> 4
>> of section 60 it shows the flat side of the pucks mounts to toward the 
>> cast
>> flat surface of the motor mounts and the contoured, non-flat sides mount
>> toward each other.    Is that right?
>>
>>
>>                       Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
>>
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