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Ok,
I didn't understand the original post. I thought you were talking about pure mechanical tensioners which some people use on race engines. They just have a fixed adjustment and no plunger to take shock loads. The early tensioners I wouldn't call mechanical just early. Early tensioners can work ok if you update the idler arms and use the savers. I'd overhaul or exchange for rebuilt and add the later (1980+) idler arms before I'd be happy with them.
-Andy
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72 Carrera RS replica, Spec 911 racer
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