RE: tensioners again

[Scott Swanberg <sswan60@domain.elided>]

Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 14:15:55 -0400
Richard Welty wrote:
> the _engine_ changes size.

At 01:39 PM 7/7/99 -0400, Sedon, Doug (OD/ORS) wrote:
>>if i have it all wrong, then why is the zat "abortion" a, well er uh,
an
>abortion?  if the belts don't change size (ie - stretch), then why do
they
>*need* a tensioner that adjusts for temperature?  why do they need
> more tension when cold?  i'm missing something here...

I can understand this with the bi-metal detensioner but then how did the
original oil pressure detensioner work?  Did the engine size actually
change with higher pressure?  I'm doubting it. ????

Scott Swanberg

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