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RE: TR4 front engine plate question

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Subject: RE: TR4 front engine plate question
From: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 14:53:14 -0700
> Maybe I'll use a Bfh and pound it flat - I can't visualize the
> adjustable wrench working except on the edge and mine is "warped"
> several inches up. Maybe the previous dpo liked dumping the clutch for
> fast starts and torqued the plate?

I'd guess instead that he (or she) hit something sometime in the past.  That
plate winds up being the only thing keeping the motor from flying through
the radiator ... especially if the rear mount breaks.

Randall





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