- 1. Melted Gearbox Mounts/Half Speed Speedo (score: 1)
- Author: "Warren Pruitt" <warren_p@ls3p.com>
- Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 11:23:14 -0500
- Started project two, the engine transplant of a 72 roadster and found the rubber gearbox mounts appeared melted, so much so, that I had to cut them away with an x-acto to remove the bolts. Is it poss
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00379.html (8,191 bytes)
- 2. Re: Melted Gearbox Mounts/Half Speed Speedo (score: 1)
- Author: REwald9535@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 17:48:16 EST
- I too have seen where the trans mounts on MGB's literally turn to liquid and look melted. This does not happen to everyone or even 1 in 5. I have just seen it happen now and again. Beats me as to wh
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00406.html (8,116 bytes)
- 3. RE: Melted Gearbox Mounts/Half Speed Speedo (score: 1)
- Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>
- Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 15:00:47 -0800
- It is oil. This is a very common problem that anyone who has parted out/worked on a British cars usually runs across. The original parts are made out of natural rubber which does not take kindly to
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00410.html (9,162 bytes)
- 4. Re: Melted Gearbox Mounts/Half Speed Speedo (score: 1)
- Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
- Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 17:12:04 -0800
- Maybe it's a result of towing without disconnecting the driveshaft.......? More likely, oil contamination. We see it often, and it's always on the cars that are real leakers. Lawrie British Sportscar
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00421.html (8,931 bytes)
- 5. RE: Melted Gearbox Mounts/Half Speed Speedo (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 09:54:54 +0100
- Mine were gone too by the oil. Cheers, Hans '71 BGT
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00445.html (8,910 bytes)
- 6. Re: Melted Gearbox Mounts/Half Speed Speedo (score: 1)
- Author: "Warren Pruitt" <warren_p@ls3p.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 10:28:06 -0500
- Thanks Lawrie! You hit my worst fear on the button. I did tow it about 100 miles on a dolly with the driveshaft connected. It is a long and unimportant story why I did this. I have not driven this ca
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00451.html (10,150 bytes)
- 7. Re: Melted Gearbox Mounts/Half Speed Speedo (score: 1)
- Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 16:44:46 -0800
- Dagnabbit, I can't even get people to realise when I am being (or trying to be) funny! The (G) was supposed to qualify my "towing" comment; my second remark, about the oil, was the serious one.......
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00478.html (11,100 bytes)
- 8. Re: Melted Gearbox Mounts/Half Speed Speedo (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 20:41:20 -0800
- the them received gasoline or Judging from the number of posts, this seems to be a widespread phenomenon in need of explanation. I bought a used crossmember once (when I changed trannies) and the ru
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00494.html (8,174 bytes)
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