bmod530
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I have a newer looking timing belt TENSIONER, and last night I got the tension set right with .15in gap in between the tensioner. This morning when I went to go check on it the belt was very very loose and you could even spin the idler pulley. The tensioner gap still looked right though, and it only seemed to be loose just past the exh. cam gear i.e. there was slack between the cam pulleys. After spinning the engine over a bit it returned to its correct tension. So where did I go wrong? Is the tensioner bad, and how could I verify the tensioner bad? I don't see what else it could be. I'm using a Gates Racing T belt if that matters. Engine is out of the car
Thanks for inquiring.
I have a newer looking timing belt TENSIONER, and last night I got the tension set right with .15in gap in between the tensioner. This morning when I went to go check on it the belt was very very loose and you could even spin the idler pulley. The tensioner gap still looked right though, and it only seemed to be loose just past the exh. cam gear i.e. there was slack between the cam pulleys. After spinning the engine over a bit it returned to its correct tension. So where did I go wrong? Is the tensioner bad, and how could I verify the tensioner bad? I don't see what else it could be. I'm using a Gates Racing T belt if that matters. Engine is out of the car
Thanks for inquiring.
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