Charly I eliminated the standoff with no problems. I made short aluminum
piece to replace it and found a shorter bolt. No troubles assocaited with it
that I know of.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charly Mitchel" <charly@mitchelplumbing.com>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 10:43 PM
Subject: TR6 motor
> Hey all, I'm finishing putting my 6 motor back together and I just got to
the
> damper on it and realized I don't run a fan off the crankshaft and I
probably
> don't need the extension on the front of it.
> I cool the car with an electric fan mainly because I don't want the
constant
> pressure on the thrust washers. It seems the fan extension just adds
weight
> to the crankshaft and may magnify any oscillation of the crank. I believe
the
> 4 cylinder motors had an extension also.
> Has anyone done this and what did you use to secure the pulley with?
> Does this seem worth doing?
>
> Charly Mitchel
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