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Technical => Driveline => Topic started by: matty on August 26, 2011, 08:29:13 PM

Title: 6 cylinder engine mount brackets
Post by: matty on August 26, 2011, 08:29:13 PM

While working on one of my vans today I discovered that there is a difference in the engine mount brackets one
 being slightly bigger than the other.

Would anyone know which side is which?

I found that the bigger of the two brackets is needed to be on the left side (passenger’s side) to fit the twin
 Stromberg’s but was the other way round running the single carb. It seemed not to have any issues either way.

 ???

Title: Re: 6 cylinder engine mount brackets
Post by: ben on August 27, 2011, 10:39:27 AM

i have not come accross this before??? are you sure?

Title: Re: 6 cylinder engine mount brackets
Post by: matty on August 27, 2011, 07:52:15 PM

two vans out back and both with the same issue.

theres not much different but does move the motor across about 25mm depending on which side you put them on.
being the age of the vans and the possiblity of many owners, the engine mount brackets could be from another vehicle
I just thought it was funny both vans had the same brackets.

Title: Re: 6 cylinder engine mount brackets
Post by: ben on August 29, 2011, 05:09:35 PM

it could explain why occasionally a trany crossmember does not fit and i have to ream out the holes or create new ones? sorry marky woulnt know and i just sent 5 beddy 6cyl motors to the scrap too! got 40 bucks an engine:)