Re: Spider Motor Mount Question

[Alan Lambert <gerard@domain.elided>]

Nope--flat is sad--ALL the four banger ALFA engines are tilted--some 
more than others.


On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Joseph A Fillip, Jr. wrote:

> I replaced the driver's side motor mount on my '88 Spider back in Feb. or
> March, and never got around to replacing the passenger side motor mount
> until yesterday because -- well, because it's a big pain in the backside.
> But I've spent the last couple of days tearing the engine apart to replace
> the head gasket, and finally got around to changing the passenger side mount
> because, at last, I had access to the mount area with the intake plumbing
> removed. Now, however, I note with some consternation that the passenger
> side of the motor rides up higher than the driver's side. (Used the Spruell
> heavy duty mounts on both sides). Is this normal? Isn't the engine supposed
> to sit level in the bay? Could 7-8 months between mount changes make that
> much of a difference? Any advice welcomed (and abuse tolerated).
> 
> Joe Fillip
> Swarthmore, PA
> '88 Graduate
> '85 GTV-6
> '91 164 Base
> 
> 
> 

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Regards,
Alan G. Lambert___________________________________<gerard@domain.elided>
           *******Los Altos, California (office)*******

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