Engine mount (actually the "stop") problem

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> After installing new engine mounts, the engine "rises" up on it's mounts
> and a thud is heard at the top of it's travel.  The problem is  a
> missing "stop".  It fits over a shaft on the front of the engine and is
> surrounded by a hood type bracket (open at the bottom) and mounted to
> the frame.  It's design is to, well, stop the engine from rising up on
> revving.

It's designed to locate the engine such that, in the event of a frontal
impact, the engine slides down under the passenger compartment and doesn't
just go through it.

The post it's mounted on is used by the 2084 crank locking tool.  If the
car has ever had a light frontal impact, the space between the mounting
post (actually part of the alternator bracket) and the front of the
car might be insufficient to work the bump stop forward enough to get
the 2084 on.  So if a mechanic has to lock the crank, he might even
have to take the alternator and bracket off, remove the stop, and
replace the bracket to lock the crank.  If he then forgets or is too
lazy to reverse the procedure, you wind up with a missing bump stop.

The 'hood type' bracket is mounted in slots, and should be set far
enough up that the stop doesn't hit it in normal operations.

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