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by calf28
Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Drilling holes in engine mounts.
Replies: 4
Views: 1852

Re: Drilling holes in engine mounts.

Thanks for that info Mike. I'll give it a go. The link worked fine.
Regards, John.
by calf28
Tue May 30, 2017 5:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Drilling holes in engine mounts.
Replies: 4
Views: 1852

Drilling holes in engine mounts.

Is there any evidence that this works? Has anyone tried it? Having read topics on this site about vibration and noise this has come up as a possible solution, that and replacing engine mounts with NOS (softer). Any ideas would be welcome.
Regards, John.
by calf28
Thu May 18, 2017 6:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What exhaust?
Replies: 9
Views: 2658

Re: What exhaust?

Exhaust not touching anywhere and I've put Silent Coat soundproofing on the back roof and cab roof, door panels, passenger floor and rear doors. Also some foam soundproofing on the bulkhead and on the passenger floor (over the exhaust). It could be the engine/gearbox mounts but they seem soft to the...
by calf28
Thu May 18, 2017 2:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What exhaust?
Replies: 9
Views: 2658

Re: What exhaust?

There is a resonance, a general 'thrumming' or droning noise at tick over. This decreases when revs are increased and when driving is much less but still there so on a long journey can be tiresome. I know it will be almost impossible to eliminate all noise but it should be possible to make it 'accep...
by calf28
Thu May 18, 2017 2:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What exhaust?
Replies: 9
Views: 2658

What exhaust?

Having bought a 1957 Traveller a few weeks ago I have trying to make it a bit quieter. I've done some sound proofing on the roof, panels and floor also in the spare wheel compartment, these have all made an improvement but a fair bit of noise is coming from the exhaust which is a fairly newish stain...