[Mgs] mgb engine mounting

[mgbob at juno.com]

Dan,
    One need make no great effort.
     One drives around a corner and into an unmarked cut made by the natural
gas utility,  a cut with sharp edges and a drop of about four inches.
     Engine moves forward, fan eats radiator, crankshaft pulley does not hit
the rack, fortunately.
     The gas utility was remarkably accommodating, reimbursing immediately the
cost of the radiator repair, fan, and broken mounts, as they admitted that
their crew had not placed traffic cones or lights or any other warning before
leaving the incomplete job.
Bob



---------- Original Message ----------
From: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com>
To: Max Heim <mvheim at sonic.net>, MG List <mgs at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Mgs] mgb engine mounting
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:44:22 -0700 (PDT)

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From: Max Heim <mvheim at sonic.net>
To: MG List <mgs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] mgb engine mounting

I'm wondering what you have to do to make the "fan hit the radiator". I've
driven long distance rallies, backroads, and the California highway system,
and I haven't had this happen yet. If you let your motor mounts get old and
weak, I could maybe see a problem.

Obviously, running into another car or a stationary object would cause
damage to all sorts of things.
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At that point, the fan hitting the rad is the least of the worries!

Dan D
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