Re: alfa-digest V8 #161 - Adjusting Timing chain tension on 91 Spider

[AlfaNeely@domain.elided]

In a message dated 10/22/2001 11:54:26 PM Central Daylight Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:


> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 21:35:21 -0400
> From: ltooz@domain.elided (LLe_2001)
> Subject: Adjusting Timing chain tension on 91 Spider
> 
> Hello all,
> I could hear the timing chain flapping against the case when I drove up 
> hill at higher gear. Can I adjust the timing chain without removing the 
> valve cover? 
> Just unscrew the tensioner bolt, put in 5th gear, rock back and forth (per 
> shop manual) and tighten it? Why do we have to open the head cover? Please 
> let me know. I have no oil leak on the valve cover gasket now and I don't 
> really like to open it up. 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Louis,
> 
> 91 Spider Veloce,
> Sunnyvale, CA
> 
> 

       You can loosen the bolt and roll the car FORWARD in third or fourth 
gear.  DO NOT ROCK IT back and forth.  You do not want the engine to turn 
backwards when the bolt is loose!
       You should remove your valve cover about every other oil change anyway 
to get rid of the half quart of dirty oil that is up there.  That is the best 
time to tighten the chain as you can see the result of what happens when you 
loosen the bolt.

Ciao,
Russ Neely
Oklahoma City

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