Engine mount

[TRevver]

Inserted the engine block this morning and not entirely convinced the engine mounts are correctly located.

Does the vertical metal section of the rubber block bolt inside the section attached to the front suspension turret or outside? At the moment, they are bolted outside (forwards of) the turret section but not convinced it looks right.

[Colin Lindsay]

Goes forward of, so that the engine can be lowered backwards into position. Yours looks correct. (Hope so as all mine are like that!!)

[JohnD]

Yes, but as you know, clearance from the rad is minimal.   Mounting the engine behind the turrets gains you about half an inch, invaluable here!  There's plenty of play in the rear, gearbox mountings to accommodate that.    And in the prop shaft splines.

[Pete Lewis]

agree front of the turret 

and isnt there a turret  flange that makes fitting a bit of a fiddle 

yours  is correct 

Pete

[TRevver]

Thanks, I see the benefit of more room between the fan and radiator but I think I'll stick with plan A.

Whilst I'm on, I take it the main reason the bolts attaching the bell housing to the engine backplate go in from the front (nut attached on the gearbox side) is to keep the threads clean? Except for the 3 studs at the top which can only go in from gearbox side.

[Colin Lindsay]

You may be right, it might be to prevent corrosion and road dirt from damaging the threads, but if you think of the studs as bolts then the nut goes on the same side with those, too. 

[PeteH]

Hi

Just one of those "Daft" thing`s, I know. But, looking at the nice clean painted surfaces. I note the Crank case is painted Black?. Would that have been how they left the Factory?. I ask as 90% of (say) BMC cars of the era, came in Green?. and I`ve seen odd ones painted Red, as well as Silver?.

Or is it just a matter of whatever heat resisting paint is available?.

P.S. You can tell from the question  it`s 6-30 am, and not a lot going down yet as the other half is still asleep. I`ll go and walk the dog I think?.

Pete

[TRevver]

I always thought Triumph engines left the factory painted black. Some say it was so you couldn’t see the oil leaks! 

[Colin Lindsay]

2 hours ago, PeteH said:

Hi

Just one of those "Daft" thing`s, I know. But, looking at the nice clean painted surfaces. I note the Crank case is painted Black?. Would that have been how they left the Factory?. I ask as 90% of (say) BMC cars of the era, came in Green?. and I`ve seen odd ones painted Red, as well as Silver?.

Or is it just a matter of whatever heat resisting paint is available?.

P.S. You can tell from the question  it`s 6-30 am, and not a lot going down yet as the other half is still asleep. I`ll go and walk the dog I think?.

Pete

I painted my 1200 engine green due to buying two tins of BMC Green paint at Stafford around 1994. It has lasted very well and I'm not going back to black now! To be honest you can't really see the block once everything is attached. My Gt6 engine was originally red too, and the 6-cylinder is more easily seen but I replaced it with a rebuilt version in black. My Spitfire 1500 engine was gold, but that was the seller trying to convince me that it was a Gold Seal replacement.

 

[PeteH]

21 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said:

but that was the seller trying to convince me that it was a Gold Seal replacement.

🤣🤣.    Ahh! Well. I have some (black) heat resisting paint from "refurbishing" the Cast Chimnea a few years back, Not shinny though, a nice Matt finnish.

Pete

[Colin Lindsay]

Matt is very nice, I've a great photo of a member's engine that was painted matt a few years back and it was seriously impressive. (Anyone recognise it? I don't have his name)