Reviving an old 300
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Tuned
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That got a good laugh out of me. It wouldn't hoit, indeed.
A 78 F250 with a 300 was rolling down the road when it ran into a Jewish rabbi. A crowd quickly gathered and a Jewish doctor came running up and started tending to the rabbi's wounds. "Are you comfortable?" he asked the rabbi. The rabbi shrugged and said "I'm no doctor, but I make a living."
I'll see if I can pick up the modular V8 seal since it's all pulled out right now, anyway. Thanks!
A 78 F250 with a 300 was rolling down the road when it ran into a Jewish rabbi. A crowd quickly gathered and a Jewish doctor came running up and started tending to the rabbi's wounds. "Are you comfortable?" he asked the rabbi. The rabbi shrugged and said "I'm no doctor, but I make a living."
I'll see if I can pick up the modular V8 seal since it's all pulled out right now, anyway. Thanks!
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I'm getting ready to put the engine back in and the engine mounts are in pretty sad shape. I'm missing the locating stud that goes through the insulator and into the brakcet on the frame. What rubber is left has been rotted a bit. Anyone know what bolt size I need? And where I can find some decent rubber alternatives?
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I'm getting ready to put the engine back in and the engine mounts are in pretty sad shape. I'm missing the locating stud that goes through the insulator and into the brakcet on the frame. What rubber is left has been rotted a bit. Anyone know what bolt size I need? And where I can find some decent rubber alternatives?
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Looking at these, it seems like that would be possible:
https://www.npdlink.com/store/produc...390-50000.html
https://www.npdlink.com/store/produc...391-50000.html
Unless I'm missing something...
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Go back and read your last post! " I'm getting ready to put the engine back in and the engine mounts are in pretty sad shape. " You are trying to piece together some old shot mounts??? Why? Get some new mounts and be done with it. If you don't do it now, you will do it later! I hate doing things twice when there is no reason to.
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Go back and read your last post! " I'm getting ready to put the engine back in and the engine mounts are in pretty sad shape. " You are trying to piece together some old shot mounts??? Why? Get some new mounts and be done with it. If you don't do it now, you will do it later! I hate doing things twice when there is no reason to.
The metal is as strong as it ever was, but the bolt is missing from one and the rubber stuff is in sad shape. Is it possible to DIY the bolt and bushing material with parts that are cheaper than getting new mounts?EDIT: Something like this... https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...337647&jsn=299
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I should rephrase! The metal is as strong as it ever was, but the bolt is missing from one and the rubber stuff is in sad shape. Is it possible to DIY the bolt and bushing material with parts that are cheaper than getting new mounts?
EDIT: Something like this... https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...337647&jsn=299
The metal is as strong as it ever was, but the bolt is missing from one and the rubber stuff is in sad shape. Is it possible to DIY the bolt and bushing material with parts that are cheaper than getting new mounts?EDIT: Something like this... https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...337647&jsn=299
Stock style motor mounts are dirt cheap. Less then $20.00 each on Rockauto. I don't get why you would want to mess with trying to repair one.
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The metal and the rubber are a unit. they are bonded to each other. I don't mess with stock mounts other then replacing them. Otherwise I go with a full custom set up I make myself using leaf spring bushings.
Stock style motor mounts are dirt cheap. Less then $20.00 each on Rockauto. I don't get why you would want to mess with trying to repair one.
Stock style motor mounts are dirt cheap. Less then $20.00 each on Rockauto. I don't get why you would want to mess with trying to repair one.
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I usually forget to keep track when I do that.
If I recall right though, the longer bolts go in the holes are drilled all the way through and the shorter bolts go in the holes that bottom out.
If in doubt, use the longer bolts first. If they don't fit, then use a shorter one.
If I recall right though, the longer bolts go in the holes are drilled all the way through and the shorter bolts go in the holes that bottom out.
If in doubt, use the longer bolts first. If they don't fit, then use a shorter one.
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I usually forget to keep track when I do that.
If I recall right though, the longer bolts go in the holes are drilled all the way through and the shorter bolts go in the holes that bottom out.
If in doubt, use the longer bolts first. If they don't fit, then use a shorter one.
If I recall right though, the longer bolts go in the holes are drilled all the way through and the shorter bolts go in the holes that bottom out.
If in doubt, use the longer bolts first. If they don't fit, then use a shorter one.
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I sure could use some help. I'm trying to put my 1978 300 back in my F250 with aftermarket mounts that look near identical to the originals, but I can't get it in there. I have just the flywheel and clutch plate on the back - the engine mounts are attached to the block and I'm lowering the whole thing down on to the frame. The bolts are out wide enough that I don't think they'll sit down evenly into the holes on the frame brackets. How am I supposed to do this?
EDIT: These are the mounts I got from RockAuto
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...=1123153&jsn=3
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...=1123153&jsn=4
EDIT: These are the mounts I got from RockAuto
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...=1123153&jsn=3
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...=1123153&jsn=4
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Are you getting both studs into the frame mount brackets? If you can't, then get the passenger side mount stud to drop into the bracket hole. Then get the nut started on the stud (but not all the way on ) . That will keep that side from lifting out as you try to get the other side to drop in. That should give you a little more room to get the other side to drop in place.
If you still can't get the other side to drop in. Then pull that mount off the engine and set the stud in the bracket hole and start the nut on the stud. Then bolt the mount back onto the engine block. Once that mount is back on the engine and everything is sitting where it needs to be tighten down both mount nuts.
If you still can't get the other side to drop in. Then pull that mount off the engine and set the stud in the bracket hole and start the nut on the stud. Then bolt the mount back onto the engine block. Once that mount is back on the engine and everything is sitting where it needs to be tighten down both mount nuts.
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Are you getting both studs into the frame mount brackets? If you can't, then get the passenger side mount stud to drop into the bracket hole. Then get the nut started on the stud (but not all the way on ) . That will keep that side from lifting out as you try to get the other side to drop in. That should give you a little more room to get the other side to drop in place.
If you still can't get the other side to drop in. Then pull that mount off the engine and set the stud in the bracket hole and start the nut on the stud. Then bolt the mount back onto the engine block. Once that mount is back on the engine and everything is sitting where it needs to be tighten down both mount nuts.
If you still can't get the other side to drop in. Then pull that mount off the engine and set the stud in the bracket hole and start the nut on the stud. Then bolt the mount back onto the engine block. Once that mount is back on the engine and everything is sitting where it needs to be tighten down both mount nuts.