That sucks !
I would try some kind of hefty isolation grommet next time, like what the ones for the oil tanks on old Harleys ect. looked like , but ''way'' more solid.
Seems like I remember from many years back,, that some of the Semi tractors ect. had real hefty threaded rubber mounting grommets around the engine compartments for mounting stuff....
They make them, ''or did'',, with one end threaded male , & the other end female.
If it were me, - ''starting fresh of course'' ,, I would put a threaded stud in the head first, & then the female threaded end.
Think that would help ''a lot'' in keeping things intact better.
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I would try some kind of hefty isolation grommet next time, like what the ones for the oil tanks on old Harleys ect. looked like , but ''way'' more solid.
Seems like I remember from many years back,, that some of the Semi tractors ect. had real hefty threaded rubber mounting grommets around the engine compartments for mounting stuff....
They make them, ''or did'',, with one end threaded male , & the other end female.
If it were me, - ''starting fresh of course'' ,, I would put a threaded stud in the head first, & then the female threaded end.
Think that would help ''a lot'' in keeping things intact better.
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