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Originally Posted by wswartzwel View Post
sounds like a worn throttle body to me. The throttle shaft doesn't fit tight in the housing and makes noise.
OK Bill that was pretty boss. Nicely done.

Re the tensioner, the original tensioner has a 17mm head and the replacement part a 15mm head, and so that's the quick way to see if yours has been previously updated.

N.

P.S. Nice writeup on ADV with some alternatives and wisdom:

http://advwisdom.hogranch.com/Wisdom/CamChainTensionerSwap.html on the process:
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