V6 Tensioner

[bjanesi@domain.elided]

"Sedon, Doug (OD/ORS)" <sedond@domain.elided> writes...

>i'd suspect that the belt installed by the p.o. was installed correctly,
and
>that it had slipped - simply because it has a zat belt-tensioner.  as
the timing
>belt wears, it *will* stretch - if the tensioner can't automatically
adjust to
>compensate, it *will* slip.  i, for one, don't want to be bothered
w/manual belt
>adjustment, or even czeching of it, for that matter.


Hi Doug-  But how does the stock tensioner "automatically" adjust???
The variability of the tension is related to oil pressure (old style) and
temperture (new style).  In either case, the setting is fixed when the
tensioner is bolted down.  If the belt stretches (it really shouldn't),
the tension will decrease regardless of the tensioner.  The tension will
also dramatically decrease when the spring breaks on the new (so-called
bullet-proof) tensioner.  But that's a whole different story....

Brad Anesi
'91 Project 164Q 5-speed

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