Somebody already does.........
http://topshamautoparts.com/tr6/eliminator.htm
Bob Kramer
rkramer3@austin.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Munson" <fasttrs@mindspring.com>
To: "'MARK J WEATHERS'" <markjwea@email.msn.com>; "'Charly Mitchel'"
<charly@mitchelplumbing.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 7:49 AM
Subject: RE: TR6 motor
> Maybe Mark needs another project and can make us all some short damper
> retainers. I cut the stock fan extension down and used a shorter bolt
> and washer.
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of MARK J WEATHERS
> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 6:57 AM
> To: Charly Mitchel; fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: TR6 motor
>
> Charly I eliminated the standoff with no problems. I made short aluminum
> piece to replace it and found a shorter bolt. No troubles assocaited
> with it
> that I know of.
>
> Mark
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charly Mitchel" <charly@mitchelplumbing.com>
> To: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 10:43 PM
> Subject: TR6 motor
>
>
> > Hey all, I'm finishing putting my 6 motor back together and I just got
> to
> the
> > damper on it and realized I don't run a fan off the crankshaft and I
> probably
> > don't need the extension on the front of it.
> > I cool the car with an electric fan mainly because I don't want the
> constant
> > pressure on the thrust washers. It seems the fan extension just adds
> weight
> > to the crankshaft and may magnify any oscillation of the crank. I
> believe
> the
> > 4 cylinder motors had an extension also.
> > Has anyone done this and what did you use to secure the pulley with?
> > Does this seem worth doing?
> >
> > Charly Mitchel
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