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Cooling Fin Rubber Wedges

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by IllinoisMaxim, Jul 19, 2007.

  1. IllinoisMaxim

    IllinoisMaxim New Member

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    I've been fine tuning my '85 XJ700 the last few days and I've noticed several little rubber wedges between the engine's cooling fins. Are those stock? What are they for?
     
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    Those are stock.....they make your cooling fins not break off so easily, and they distribute an even force over all the fins if they're positioned correctly.

    -Nick
     
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    I was just going to ask the very same question.
    Thanks for answering it Nick.
    I noticed that they are not located in the same spots on each side of the engine. There were also some on the inside fins by the 2 and 3 sparkplugs. I removed those ones as I figured all they did was impede the flow of air to cool the motor. I did leave the outside ones in place though, thinking they were probably there for a reason.

    Peter
     
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    They're anti-vibration wedges -- as Nick said - they're there to help stop your fins from breaking off.
     
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