Jason, it has been suggested, properly I believe, that the TIICO motor
mount/engine carrier needs to be welded, not suspended on rubber bushings.
As it comes, it can float between the frame of the van and the engine. This
is because is has rubber mounts at both the engine and at the frame of the
van, allowing it to move independently from both the engine and the van. So
damping might not (probably isn't) even be part of this picture.

Myron Lind
Harrisonburg, VA

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Jason Weisberger
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 7:44 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: On I4 Engine Vibration

> time to mount them. Until then, the vibration is a function of the mount
> (includes the carriers or sub-frame mounting) not the mounting angle!

Unless you also intend to alter the laws of physics, wouldn't vibration
always be a function of the mount, even with a more efficient mount? Just
a better dampening unit and less vibration transferred to the chassis.