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Old 05-02-2008, 02:08 AM
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I replaced all the mounts and sense then my motor has been leaning. I loosened all the bolts, but not the ones on the block. any suggestions to get it str8?
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Old 05-02-2008, 05:44 AM
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Did you try adjusting the mount, meaning losing the bolt jacking the side of the engine up and tightening it
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Old 05-02-2008, 10:22 AM
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pics?
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Old 05-02-2008, 11:04 AM
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i had to move my engine around quite a bit to get to to sit back in the bay correctly... you just need to spend some time with it
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Old 05-02-2008, 02:15 PM
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I tried loosening the bolts on all 3 mounts, but nothing helped. I didn't notice how bad it was until I changed my pilot bearing.
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