I'm picking up my engine from the shop Saturday. I'm like an expecting father for the first time. I can't wait. So to keep busy tonight I though I would shop for new Lord mounts for the engine mounts. I thought the rubber may be getting old. I was shocked to see the rubber was the least of my worries. The inner bushing tube in the center of the mount is almost worn completely through. The mount bolts have huge washers to avoid an engine coming completely loose, but I could have a bad vibration once the bushing was gone.

I bought this Kitfox IV used and stored for 10 years. It has 175 hours per the logs, but the engine shop said the 582 may have had 1000 hours! So, I have no idea how long it took the mounts to look like this, but I'm going to take a bolt out every year to see what's going on.
Jay
P.S. I'm going to change the bolts too. Anyone have the bolt size handy?