I seem to rmembe gettting $10 a piece German motor mountsfrom Mr. Wilford a month or sao a go. Now if you meant $40 forthe set, well that was my fault for being comprehension-challenged. Anne Robinson actually caught me playing with my weakest link. DM&FS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart MacMillan" <macmillan@home.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 12:45 AM Subject: Re: Check for bad motor mounts
> Yes, the exhaust pipe will sometimes hit the motor support cross brace > on the left side when starting the engine if the mounts are soft. You > hear a big "clunk" when the motor catches and rotates against the > crank. In my case only the two lower mounts were soft after 16 years of > exhaust heat and oil saturation, uppers were fine, and it only started > doing this after installing my new engine. Increased power I guess. > Dealer only item--about $40 each as I recall, typical VW rip off. To > VW's credit, they are well made and were still intact, just a bit > "spongy", so it was really an annoyance more than anything dangerous. > > BTW, I just installed the Yokohama Y356's today, I'll test them out this > weekend! > > Jason Yasment wrote: > > > > Anyone got a 'quick & easy' way to check for bad motor mounts? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jason M Yasment > > '84 Westfalia > > Troy, NY > > Free, encrypted, secure Web-based email at www.hushmail.com > > > Stuart |
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