<VV> &lt;VV&gt; Rear engine mount

[J. R. Read]

Generally, it is the result of a $.02 cotter pin missing.
Later, JR
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From: "Old Guy via VirtualVairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
To: "Jim Davis" <jld at wk.net>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2014 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> <VV> Rear engine mount


> well...they DO fall out.....we were unloading 251 off the trailer and
> whammo, down it came....the good news is I no longer have to disconnect 
> the
> wiring or ground straps nor the mufflers!  craig
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 9:44 PM, Jim Davis via VirtualVairs <
> virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
>
>> Ah yes but what happens the late mount's curved arms
>> to the engine mount fail.  We have had three such
>> failures in the past nine years in UltraVans.. I be
>> glad to send a picture of a failed mount on request.
>> Jim Davis
>>
>>
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>> From    : corvairduval--- via
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>> Sent    : 7/25/2014 5:15:23 PM
>> To      : virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> Cc      :
>> Subject : RE: Re: <VV> Rear engine mount
>>
>>  I have never seen a Corvair engine rear mount fail
>> and drop the rear of the
>> engine on the road. All of these have fail safe
>> bolts/brackets,etc to keep
>> the engine from falling out. The engine will droop
>> with a failed mount, but
>> you can still drive the car. Many are on the road
>> this way!
>>
>> The earlies with the engine dragging the ground had
>> the castle nut fall
>> off. Or lates when a person replaced the locking nuts
>> with regular nuts and
>> they loosened and fell off. The mounts were still in
>> the car, just the
>> engine was no longer bolted to them.
>>
>> Frank DuVal
>>
>> Original email:
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>> At my mecchanic's garage, he showed me another
>> customer's vair with a
>> unique mod to the rear engine mount. Looked like
>> maybe he saw the same
>> article I saw in a "way back" Communique, about a
>> member's idea to keep the
>> engine from falling on the road should the mount fail.
>> How is the collective memory of this wise group? Any
>> ideas?
>> Ralph
>> 69/140/4sp
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