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Re: [Healeys] Engine mountings' colour.

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine mountings' colour.
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 17:02:07 -0800
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... as were the manifolds I believe.


On 12/22/2018 2:12 PM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE wrote:
> Simon,
>
> In regard to the color of the engine mounts, the engines were painted 
> after they were assembled, which meant that any rubber parts attached 
> would have been painted also.
>
> Bill Lawrence
> BN1 #554
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of 
> simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com <simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 20, 2018 3:32 PM
> *To:* Healeys
> *Subject:* [Healeys] Engine mountings' colour.
>
> With reference to my question on removing/replacing engine mountings 
> (16/11/2016)?..
>
> What colour should they be?
>
> I have an idea that they were engine colour, including the rubber. 
> Seems strange to paint the rubber?.can?t imagine the paint would last??
>
> Yes, it?s been a while since I discovered that the exhaust side was 
> delaminating and asked the question. The sum of the answers was not to 
> panic (as if!), keep an eye on them and do the job when a suitable 
> opportunity arises.
>
> I?ve taken out the carbs and 6 branch exhaust in order to facilitate 
> raising the engine for the installation of a harmonic balancer. Since 
> one has to detach half the mountings? bolts, I might as well replace 
> them now.
>
> That nut on the crankshaft?I still have that massive, heavy, ugly, old 
> spanner that I bought second hand for less than a pound. (Saw it, 
> hoped it would fit, bought it and it did fit). One serious whack on 
> that with a club hammer and the nut?s loose. Miracles do happen.
>
> Club hammer?do you call them that? We sometimes call them ?lump? 
> hammers. Shortish handle with a big heavy head. Masons use them with 
> those ?bolsters? I was on about recently. (A lot of the bolsters have 
> a significant rubber hand guard. If you miss with a club hammer, it 
> hurts.)
>
> Enough,
>
> Simon
>
>

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    <p>... as were the manifolds I believe.</p>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/22/2018 2:12 PM, WILLIAM B
      LAWRENCE wrote:<br>
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        Simon,</div>
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        In regard to the color of the engine mounts, the engines were
        painted after they were assembled, which meant that any rubber
        parts attached would have been painted also.</div>
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        Bill Lawrence</div>
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        BN1 #554</div>
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          Healeys <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" 
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";>&lt;healeys-bounces@autox.team.net&gt;</a>
 on behalf of
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          <p class="x_MsoNormal">With reference to my question on
            removing/replacing engine mountings (16/11/2016)?..</p>
          <p class="x_MsoNormal">What colour should they be? </p>
          <p class="x_MsoNormal">I have an idea that they were engine
            colour, including the rubber. Seems strange to paint the
            rubber?.can?t imagine the paint would last??</p>
          <p class="x_MsoNormal"> </p>
          <p class="x_MsoNormal">Yes, it?s been a while since I
            discovered that the exhaust side was delaminating and asked
            the question. The sum of the answers was not to panic (as
            if!), keep an eye on them and do the job when a suitable
            opportunity arises.</p>
          <p class="x_MsoNormal">I?ve taken out the carbs and 6 branch
            exhaust in order to facilitate raising the engine for the
            installation of a harmonic balancer. Since one has to detach
            half the mountings? bolts, I might as well replace them now.</p>
          <p class="x_MsoNormal"> </p>
          <p class="x_MsoNormal">That nut on the crankshaft?I still have
            that massive, heavy, ugly, old spanner that I bought second
            hand for less than a pound. (Saw it, hoped it would fit,
            bought it and it did fit). One serious whack on that with a
            club hammer and the nut?s loose. Miracles do happen. </p>
          <p class="x_MsoNormal"> </p>
          <p class="x_MsoNormal">Club hammer?do you call them that? We
            sometimes call them ?lump? hammers. Shortish handle with a
            big heavy head. Masons use them with those ?bolsters? I was
            on about recently. (A lot of the bolsters have a significant
            rubber hand guard. If you miss with a club hammer, it
            hurts.)</p>
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          <p class="x_MsoNormal">Enough,</p>
          <p class="x_MsoNormal">Simon</p>
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