[The Bedford Boys]

Cracked inlet manifolds and broken mounting studs seem to be the common causes. Years of over-tightened fan belts or unbalanced fans won't help the situation. Also generators with bent armatures adding vibration is no good too.

I added mesh to the back of the radiator on my LP2 when I did it, to give a bit of protection should the generator wish to take a flying leap. Have seen radiators taken out of old flathead powered trucks that have mesh and even rod rolled into a circle added for protection, so the idea isn't a new one.

When I do my next flathead, I'll be crack testing the inlet manifold.