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Re: Engine backplate question...

To: "Kurtis" <kurtisj123@cox.net>
Subject: Re: Engine backplate question...
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 00:16:25 -0800
Cc: <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
References: <200412200305.iBK35nAC002476@autox.team.net> <040401c4e642$3df123a0$6401a8c0@refisk> <017f01c4e646$1097a790$6401a8c0@DD400821>
This is usually how they fracture. I've seen more than one do that. 
Since they are cast, they tend to be brittle.

Gerard

At 9:43 PM -0600 12/19/04, Kurtis wrote:
>>I wondered that myself - a 1275 backplate is a purty hefty hunk of iron.
>
><grin>
>
>I had the engine mounted to an engine stand with the top two bolts 
>through the plate only (the bottom two were through the plate into 
>the block).  I was trying to loosen the front pulley/crank bolt, and 
>had a breaker bar on it.  I was bearing down on the breaker bar when 
>I heard a pop and felt something move.  At first, I thought I'd 
>broken something on the engine stand, but when I looked at the 
>plate, I noticed it was in two pieces.  It broke pretty much dead 
>center (horizontally) through the center opening through the middle 
>of the bolt holes that line up with the center opening. I was a 
>little surprised that it broke.
>
>BTW, I've found a replacement backplate.  David Lieb was kind enough 
>to offer me his old one (thanks David!).
>
>Kurtis Jones
>Russellville, Arkansas
>1963 TR4 - CT19389L
>1959 AH Bugeye - AN5L23250
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