Re: IML: 'Floating Power'

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Back around 1978, I worked at a Texaco Service Station. The owners had a nice '68 Imperial 2 door. One day, it came into the bay to have the driver's side motor mount replaced, as it had separated. I dutifully lifted the car, and supported the engine with a transmission jack, removing the old mount in two pieces. Then it got fun. I tried to put the new mount in, but no matter how hard I tried, there simply wasn't enough room between the engine block and the frame mount! I would up breaking a piece of the cast block (ear) off trying to pry it. Man, did I feel like an idiot that day...


David C. Wilker Jr.
USAF (RET)

---- PAUL WENTINK <randalpark@xxxxxxx> wrote: 
> I paid a local Chrysler Dealer to do it back in the 1970's, and I think 
> they only charged me for an hour of labor. The second time it was done 
> at a transmission shop when they were working on something else. They 
> didn't charge me very much either. I had the mounts replaced in the '63 
> about five years ago by the same transmission shop during the 
> transmission servicing, and replacement of the drive shaft center 
> bearing insulator, which had also broken in that car.
> 
> Even though the mounts are the same, certain Imperials seem to have 
> more trouble with this than others. The mounts in my both of my 1960's 
> and the '62 are original and not broken, while those in the '63 were, 
> and those in the '65 have broken numerous times.
> 
> I have never changed any of them myself, so I can't share any tricks, 
> but I don't think it is difficult.
> 
> Paul W.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob van der Es <r.vdes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 5:44 am
> Subject: Re: IML: 'Floating Power'
> 
> 
> Hello Paul, 
>  
> You are correct, at least the engine mounts for the 1960 model year are 
> " Floating Power". 
> How difficult are these mounts to replace on a 60 Imperial? 
> Any special equipment/tools involved here? 
>  
> My original mounts are detoriated from heat and UV (Californian car) 
> and won't last that long anymore, lucky enough I was able 
> to find me a NOS set on Ebay at are very reasonable price last year. 
> So maybe this summer I will be challenged to replace my worn out engine 
> mounts for those NOS ones I have. 
>  
> Any tips to share? 
>  
> Thanks, 
>  
> Robert 
>  
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "PAUL WENTINK" <randalpark@xxxxxxx> 
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:16 PM 
> Subject: Re: IML: 'Floating Power' 
>  
> >I don't own a '66, but 1960 through 1965 cars that I have all use the 
> same >engine mounts, while the transmission mount changed in 1962. 
> Imperial >services sells two different sets of mounts for these cars. 
> One set is >exactly like the original, while the other set (which I 
> believe is cheaper) >is a re-design. I purchased the original style and 
> I think you are correct >that they are called Floating Power. 
> > 
> > The re-designed replacements are clearly distinguished in their sales 
>  > descriptions. Read them carefully. I believe that they incorporate 
> some > changes that make them less likely to break. The reason I didn't 
> buy them > was that any mount with a direct metal connection between 
> the frame and > the engine will increase noise and vibration, even if 
> surrounded by > rubber. The original style suspend the engine in rubber 
> vulcanized to the > metal portions of the mount. Stresses of heat, age, 
> and oil work against > this design causing the engine to fall. This can 
> happen on one or both > sides of the car, either way, it causes 
> problems with engine alignment, > vibration, fan to fan shroud 
> clearance on a/c cars, etc. I think the > redesign would keep this from 
> happening, but at the expense of some > smoothness. 
> > 
> > I'm sorry that I can't help with a '66, but I will say that I went 
> through > this problem on my '65 more than once over a number of years 
> before the > Imperial Services parts were available. I am probably 
> mistaken, but I > think the '66 engine is mounted to the frame 
> differently that the > previous. If so, that could mean a one year only 
> application since the > cars changed radically after that. 
> > 
> > Before buying, you should inspect the mounts in your car and match 
> them up > to those shown in the illustrations provided by Imperial 
> Services. 
> > 
> > Paul W. 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: dansgarage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <dansgarage@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > Sent: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:04 am 
> > Subject: Re: IML: 'Floating Power' 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Hi All...I'm planning on ordering a set of Motor Mounts plus a Tranny 
> > Mount for 
> > my '66 Lebaron. The ad I was looking at from 'Imperial Services' 
> mentions > the 
> > motor mounts are "60-66 Floating Power Engine Mounts".....was this 
> just > the 
> > term used for these parts back then?...or are these NOT the motor 
> mounts I > need 
> > for my Imperial? 
> > Thanks a bunch! 
> > Dan Melnik 
> > 
> > 
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