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Rudy van Daalen Wetters
1963 GTE 4001

Chris,

Thanks for the insight on the bushings and the part numbers. I will check it out and report back to everyone what I find. Have not had much time to investigate yet but will be able to make headway after the Monterey Historics.

Regards,

Rudy van Daalen Wetters
1963 GTE s/n 4001

Hi Tom, The first time I saw what the mount was it sure did not seem like there was any sort of bushing in there. Not a mount that I have ever seen before. I will be replacing those soon and see what difference it makes. Your teflon mounts should make it bullet proof for your car. Rudy van Daalen We...

Stephan and Pete, Thanks for your feedback. One problem I noticed is that the offside distributor has a lot of play in the upper bearings. I can set the points and they change gap on me. The timing light shows this as well as the timing mark seems to "hop" back and forth. I need to find some bearing...

Yale,

Unfortunately no harmonic dampner is on this engine type.
Nice if there was.

Rudy van Daalen Wetters
1963 GTE s/n 4001

Tom,

I like that idea!

Thanks,

Rudy van Daalen Wetters
1963 GTE s/n 4001

Tom,

I hear what you are saying....looks like I have some work to do.

Will keep you posted.

Thanks,

Rudy van Daalen Wetters
1963 GTE s/n 4001

John, I pulled the plugs and they look like are firing ok. I will try your test anyway to see if they are all consistent temperature wise with no intermittent misfire. My gut feeling is that two things are going on because I get vibration at standill and more pronounced when driving. The shifter rea...

Michael,

Are those Pep Boys fans just as good as the Kenlowes I have heard about? Need more air for my car as well.

Regards,

Rudy van Daalen Wetters
1963 GTE s/n 4001

John, I am sure that the clutch was changed at some point in the car's lifetime. The rubber donut looks old, though. I think I'll try Tom's advice and start with the driveshaft and donut and see what happens. I did notice that there are no cotter pins or safety wire on the nuts securing the donut. R...

Tom and Matt, Here is the best way I can describe an answer to your questions. First, with the car warmed up and standing still in neutral, I revved the engine until I feel a vibration or harmonic resonance at about 2800 RPM. My reference (crude but it works) is that I can feel it and see the inside...

Hi Tom, Thanks for the advice regarding the driveline. I think that I will try to do the work myself. I like the odds that you quoted and feel you are correct. I remember changing the donuts on the Lancia Appias which became quite troublesome when they started to split. Even though the donuts looked...

Tom, Thanks for the information on my vibration problem. It definitely seems too harsh and I think the driveline is a good place to start. I had the same problem on my GTV 2000 due to a bad joint (rubber donut, I believe). The vibration seems to transmit directly into the transmission shifter on the...

I have a question to 250 owners regarding engine vibration. Being my first GTE, I am not sure what is considered acceptable or normal regarding engine vibration on my car. The car starts and runs quite good but there seems to be a harshness or vibration that is generated from the engine especially b...

Tom,

Hope to meet you then. My brother will be driving up his silver 1970 365 2+2 and is also a fan of tomyang.net.

Rudy van Daalen Wetters
s/n 4001