aq 130 c no engine mounts?

[Leif Pickwell]

hi all, I have an aq 130 c mounted to a 270 out drive but i have just noticed the engine has no front engine mounts it is only suported by the bell housing. is this normal i cant see anything about it in the owners manual, any help would be great wondering if this is why the engine vibrates a bit cheers

 

[bondo]

is this normal

Ayuh,.... That's how they built 'em...

 

[RicardoMarine]

This is called "Cantilever" engine suspension and pencils out to work quite well for these smaller engines.
The boat builders had this as an option for smaller hulls.
I'm not sure that the 130 would have used this.
Is it possible that this engine is a replacement?

Yes..... all the weight is placed on the transom via the transom shield and flywheel cover.
Torque is controlled via the large rubber cushions and clamping collar.
Then there is an additional torque cushion that is dowelled to the exhaust down tube which then fits into a socket in the flywheel cover.
(SEQ # 79 here)
http://www.marinepartseurope.com/en/volvo-penta-explodedview-7736850-44-12893.aspx



There are front mounts available for larger boats.
http://www.marinepartseurope.com/PentaPictures500/5272.jpg

If your structural transom core is OK, I'd not worry about it.
You may want to tighten up all six transom shield mounting bolt nuts on the inside.

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[martinez]

that's an nice stuff it would help me a lot thanks for the post.