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It all reminds me of the first 9/11. The chain tensioners would get weak; chains slop around and break chain ramp and if you were lucky you were the proud owner of a hunk of screwed up aluminum. Lukes/ Shorman of Albany ca. came up with the solid fix...... they simply gutted the Porsche tensioner and put a nut and bolt in it at a set hight..... only problem was that you had to pull off the covers to adjust.I really admire the flat 6 solution.........
Interesting. I recently upgraded my 74 2.7 to hydraulic tensioners. When I removed the old tensioners, they were as described. A bolt with a nut used to hold it in position. Worked just fine, but...
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