• The Roadster Factory Recovery Fund - Friends, as you may have heard, The Roadster Factory, a respected British Car Parts business in PA, suffered a total loss in a fire on Christmas Day. Read about it, discuss or ask questions >> HERE. The Triumph Register of America is sponsoring a fund raiser to help TRF get back on their feet. If you can help, vist >> their GoFundMe page.
  • Hey there Guest!
    If you enjoy BCF and find our forum a useful resource, if you appreciate not having ads pop up all over the place and you want to ensure we can stay online - Please consider supporting with an "optional" low-cost annual subscription.
    **Upgrade Now**
    (PS: Subscribers don't see this UGLY banner)
Tips
Tips

Engine Install motor mount question

Share this page

TulsaFred

TulsaFred

Jedi Warrior
Country flag
Offline
Putting the 1275 in the BE today, and ran into problems figuring out how to attach the motor mounts.
I saw prior threads saying to put the passenger side mount on the engine and the drivers side mount on the car/body. I did this but no go. I get interference.
Here are some pics:

6z371l.jpg

16kqhpk.jpg

2wlztcp.jpg
 
OP
TulsaFred

TulsaFred

Jedi Warrior
Country flag
Offline
The above is just the latest iteration. I tried all combinations of brackets and rubberized mounts together and apart on car and on engine. Gave up for the evening.
 
Gerard

Gerard

Luke Skywalker
Country flag
Offline
TulsaFred said:
The above is just the latest iteration. I tried all combinations of brackets and rubberized mounts together and apart on car and on engine. Gave up for the evening.
Click to expand...

You have them on the wrong sides, hence, upside down. Swap sides. The cutout/notch in the bracket is for the column clearance.

Also, it's easiest to install the with the steel brake attached loosely to the rubber mount on the right, and with the engine lowered, but higher on the left, slip the bracket between the frame and rubber mount and then lowering into place. Also a bit easier with the steering column out of the way, but still not to difficult to do with it in place.
 
OP
TulsaFred

TulsaFred

Jedi Warrior
Country flag
Offline
Ah, I see. Hopefully will go smoothly when I get back to it. Thanks Gerard, as usual.
 
OP
TulsaFred

TulsaFred

Jedi Warrior
Country flag
Offline
OK, got 'em in, but I noticed after I bolted up the transmission mount, the engine was pushed forward around a 1/4 inch or so. See Pic:

sd0a5y.jpg


I'm wondering if this is because of the thicker rear engine plate on the 1275/ribcase vs. the 948/smoothcase that came in my BE, or some other issue? Anyone else notice this issue?
 
Gerard

Gerard

Luke Skywalker
Country flag
Offline
TulsaFred said:
I'm wondering if this is because of the thicker rear engine plate on the 1275/ribcase vs. the 948/smoothcase that came in my BE, or some other issue? Anyone else notice this issue?
Click to expand...

No, that wouldn't be the case. For starters, the sum total difference between the plates would be 1/8" or less. The mounts have some adjustment to them, so you should loosen things up, both on the frame bolts and the rubber mounts ( all 3 nuts) , and see if you can adjust things further back (or forward) as the case may be.
 
Similar threads
Thread starter Title Forum Replies Date
D Prepping to install engine Spridgets 2
R Last minute check before engine install Austin Healey 26
apbos What can I bolt to the engine before I install it? Spridgets 12
Jim_Gruber Quick Engine Install for Bugsy II Spridgets 22
D Engine Install Triumph 16
glemon Prep for engine install Triumph 9
G TR2/3/3A TR3A engine install Triumph 2
E TR6 TR6 Camshaft Install - Engine In Triumph 10
VelodromeRacer Engine/gearbox out..now time to install Taylor box Racing 2
S engine/tranny install Spridgets 8
G engine/tranny install Triumph 4
fletch New User Hello...and engine install question Spridgets 4
mctriumph TR2/3/3A Weirdest engine failure Triumph 2
sim A-series Engine Block Search Spridgets 2
H "Failure to Proceed" (Engine Won't Fire) Austin Healey 9
L Engine ID British Motor Corp 4
J Can a TF engine be installed in a TD body? MG 7
K TR2/3/3A Coil against hot engine?.....relocating the coil? Triumph 11
C Engine Operating Temperature Austin Healey 21
CARSINC WANTED: 1275 Engine Spridgets 0
tinman58 TR2/3/3A Por-15 in engine block? Triumph 12
W BN4 Engine Mounts Austin Healey 2
B MGB while driving engine cuts out if I let off or push more throttle it comes right back on MG 5
nitro BJ8 Engine Design Austin Healey 1
S Spitfire Triumph Spitfire 1300 engine SU carb problem Triumph 10
G TR2/3/3A TS37903F Is my engine a TR3A engine because my starter says no. Triumph 3
Frameman 1949 Engine Misfiring & Starter Cranks Slowly When Hot Austin Healey 8
B Engine Stalls When Warmed Up Austin Healey 6
HealeyPassion AH Project: Cool Air to Engine Austin Healey 5
F Wanted BJ8 Engine Block Austin Healey Classifieds 1
R For Sale 100 engine block w/head Austin Healey Classifieds 3
R TR6 question re: Engine Oil Triumph 3
P General TR What color is original for engine parts? Triumph 7
AUSMHLY Clutch Stalls Engine Austin Healey 16
SherpaPilot TR6 Unidentified fitting on TR6 Engine Triumph 3
S TR2/3/3A "Vintage" engine analyzer tach unstable? Triumph 14
MikeAH100M High Temp Engine Miss Austin Healey 2
K TR2/3/3A Replacing engine and gearbox mounts? Triumph 8
KVH General Tech Engine Misses Only at 2200 rpm Triumph 12
J For Sale Hoist and engine stand Triumph Classifieds 0
S TR2/3/3A engine and trans are stuck together pretty well Triumph 8
Carlbanan56 MGB No spark and engine cranking slow MG 10
bigjones TR2/3/3A Starting up an engine that hasn't ran for a while. Triumph 39
tr6nitjulius General TR Waterless, easy/peasy, engine cleaning Triumph 2
Darwin Wanted Spitfire engine needed Triumph Classifieds 0
sim oil pressure gage bad or engine needs rebuild It starts our cold at 60 psi but when warm it down to 10 psi Spridgets 21
D A distributer question on the 1275 engine. Spridgets 7
SherpaPilot TR6 Engine Mounting Question Triumph 3
KVH General Tech Loud Metallic Click Pop Every Time After Engine Off Triumph 11
AUSMHLY Engine Flush After Head Gasket Leak Austin Healey 19

Similar threads

Top