cracked front mount (alternator side)
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I found a cracked front motor mount on both the engine I removed from my car and the replacement from another car. It's this a common failure? Should I add a gusset when I get it weld repaired?
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If your speaking of the 1.9 Ford, then yes I believe it is common. If I remember correctly I found 2 cracked in half on two separate occasions. I'm not sure if a gusset would just move the stress point, but it worth a try. I would have reinforced it the last time except that was when I went to the Gen3 so not much point.
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Are you referring to the two sheet metal pieces? They break pretty much every time you come to a sudden stop.
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Yep, the two piece sheet metal brackets that make up the frat mount (1.9L). Both of the right side brackets were cracked almost exactly the same way.
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Any recent stops (forwards or backwards) more sudden than normal braking? It isn't hard to do and can be hard to spot. Dave Harriman
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Those are Enterprise parts...so modifying them is a no no.
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I found that putting some heavy-duty washers on the bolts going into the engine block helped prevent the cracking.
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