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

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/12/08 4:55:37 PM, cengles at cox.net writes:

> 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?
> 
Correct. But whats more important is: 
-A- insert the long connecting bolts from the top, not the bottom. Done from 
the bottom, you cannot insert a cotter pin thru the hole at the bolts end, and 
if the non-locked nut loosens, the bolt falls to the pavement.
-B- before assembling, measure the reuseable rubber biscuits at each edge. 
Over time, these rubber parts squeeze down on the outside edges from engine 
weight, making a wedge shape. When re-using them, rotate the rubbers so the thin 
edge is inboard. Mounted this way, they will gradually go parallel again and 
not apply a twist to the bolts going into the block. Those block bolts often 
break from this wedging. The alternative is new rubbers each time. Good luck- J 
Deryke



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