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911 solid tensioners
Help ! My '66 911 is sick .
Is anyone out there familiar with the solid tensioners sometimes used by the racers ? They are aluminum blocks that directly bolt into the cam towers and utilize an adjustment bolt with a locknut and lock washer threaded into the aluminum block. The bolt head is threaded out against the tensioner arm and when the proper pressure or tension is applied by the length of the bolt threaded out from the block against the tensioner arm, the locknut is tightened.
This seems to be a fair approach to the tensioner problem, perhaps as a stopgap measure however, how can one know how tight to set the proper initial tension ? Does anyone out there have any experience and or suggestions ? Also, how many miles between tension checks.
I am currently collecting up all the parts necessary to convert to hydraulic tensioners (later model towers, tensioners, fittings,etc.)
but I didn't intend to make the full conversion until this coming winter.
Bru
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Bru
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