Re: V6 mechanical tensioner

[Mark Denovich <mark@domain.elided>]

This has been thoroughly hashed out on the gtv6.org forums.   I believe 
the concensus is that in the last few years a batch of tensioners with 
very poor quality control made it into the distribution system.

I don't believe the number and widespread nature of the failures can be 
attributed only to ham-handed mechanics not reading/following TSBs.

The only way to know if you have a good one, is to install it and see 
how long it lasts...   not very reassuring.   I'm not going to QA them 
in my cars.

	--Mark
	1991 164S
	1988 Milano Verde


rogerlaf wrote:

> I ran a 164L for 6 years and 100K miles with a mechanical
> TB tensioner and I performed the hydraulic to mechanical tensioner 
> conversion on a 3.0 Milano I owned prior to the 164L without any problems.
>
> Are we setting the pointers on these mechanical tensioners using the CORRECT 
> PROCEDURE AND TORQUE SETTING? I did and never had a problem.
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