I've got rusty engine mounts

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I\'ve got rusty engine mounts

Superficial but unsightly rust on engine mounts and supprorts - was going to get some hemorite rust remover and then paint over with hemorite shiney black paint.

Does the panel think this to be the correct approach?

Thanks

Nick

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Re: I\'ve got rusty engine mounts

No. Paint them green to match the engines.

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Haydn
 
Re: I\'ve got rusty engine mounts

Hi Nick
Have just done this job. Used wire brush/chisel then some jenolite equivalent, hammerite red oxide primer and hammerite top coat (two coats). Can let you know how well it works in a few years! Nic

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Re: I\'ve got rusty engine mounts

Oh dear Oh dear sounds terminal/forums/images/icons/frown.gif

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Re: I\'ve got rusty engine mounts

Nick, don't use Hammerite or Hemorite which I believe is for your Farmers /forums/images/icons/smile.gifHammerite chips and is quite brittle. Clean mountwith a wire brush until it's reasonably clean, then get some Jenolite and follow the instructions, use a decent zinc primer either spray or brush and finish with a copule of coats of paint, either spray (I use Plasticote) or brush, best is Japlac.

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Re: I\'ve got rusty engine mounts

No. Use hammerite. I painted some lamp posts in it 15 years ago and they still have not gone rusty. /forums/images/icons/smile.gif And the 45gallon extra fuel tank on the boat. Thats not gone rusty either. It must be good if farmers use it. They dont use nowt that dont work...../forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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Haydn
 
Re: I\'ve got rusty engine mounts

Look very carefully at the engine mounts and in particular the bolts holding the engine onto its mounts. I had a Princess a while back where the starboard engine literally fell of its mountings in the middle of the E Channel due to corroded bolts shearing, causing the prop shaft coupling to break and the only thing stopping the shaft falling out of the bottom of the boat was a jubilee clip. When I looked at the port engine, 3 of the 4 bolts were sheared as well
Needless to say, I keep a close eye on engine mountings these days

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Re: I\'ve got rusty engine mounts

Thats terrible shouldnt the bolts be SS?

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Re: I\'ve got rusty engine mounts

Originally, they were mild steel but after my incedent I found that Volvo had introduced a mod kit for that particular engine (71A) with much larger bolts in s/s

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Re: I\'ve got rusty engine mounts

Cant find Japlac, I`ve tried for ages, excellent paint! If you can get me some in brown and black, I would appreciate it.

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Re: I\'ve got rusty engine mounts

I think it came from Homebase, certainly one of the big DIY stores, Wilkinsons keep it as well.

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Re: I\'ve got rusty engine mounts

I believe that S/S has a lower tensile strength than of normal steel, and is therefore not used for applications of high shearing forces such as engine mounts etc.

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Re: I\'ve got rusty engine mounts

Stainless v's mild.

In this particular application is it rust resistance or sheer strength that is important?

You pays your money and takes your choice??



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Re: I\'ve got rusty engine mounts

All good advice above but i took mine off one at a time a couple off years ago with no futher problems, as they rust underneath.I used a sissors jack and wood blocks. {Mercruiser)

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