[BGCarrera32]

Hmmm...so here's an update. I decided to remove the vise grips on the left side and remove the solid tensioner from the right side that I was using to hold the chains tight. I put the pressure fed tensioners in their place. Both sides now read 1.34 mm overlap. Not in the middle of the spec, but they match. The chain tension is a little less than when I used the grips and the solid tensioner. Why am I reading in the Pelican Parts rebuild book that I should be setting the cam timing without the pressure fed tensioners in place? I find it hard to believe that the oil pressure sent to these tensioners will tighten up the chains that much more than the spring in each one, but perhaps I am wrong. Wouldn't just setting the timing with the pressure tensioners in place be closer to real world operation?

Thoughts?