02-02-2024, 03:02 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Fawn Lodge, Ca.
Posts: 293
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Re: V8 Swap
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Originally Posted by mr48chev
The what you called a clamshell was a safety thing as it kept the engine from rising off a broken motor mount. Some of us older guys did experience a broken motor mount that let the left side of the engine lift and cause the throttle rods to stick wide open. That called for a fast reach for the key to shut it off. I had that happen on the first 62 Impala I had in the early 70's.
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Many brands had that problem. With Studebakers, the engine mount would break and slam the engine against the firewall, thereby breaking the Distributor cap and Rotor. I fixed that problem by using the rubber engine mounts from a Land Rover.
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