Re: V6 Belt tensioner

["Daegrigg (Don)" <daegrigg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am leaning toward the ZAT tensioner because:

1.  It works and I have heard of no broken belts from its use
2.  I don't have an old roller from a hydraulic tensioner
3.  I do my own work and the cost and bother of a valve job is a big fear
factor
4.  I have not heard of a better idea.

So, does any have a roller from the hydraulic tensioner to sell/donate?
Better still, has anyone come up with plans that I could take to a local
machine shop or WOULD SOMEONE BE INTERESTED IN MAKING A BATCH FOR LIST
ALFISTI?

Don
PS - Anyone know what the equivalent Saab engine uses?

----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Denovich <mark@domain.elided>
To: Alfa Digest <alfa@domain.elided>
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 1:12 AM
Subject: Re: V6 Belt tensioner


> Gerry Lehmann wrote:
>
> > If what you are saying is that your belt has slipped 3 times in the last
2 months, you may have a variation on the tensioner spring pictured below;
> >
> > http://home.san.rr.com/glehmann/V6-TensionerBreak.jpg
>
> I've pulled two tensioners that had the same kind of break.  My friend
> also experienced 2 such failures.   I don't believe it's just a matter
> of using the right technique...  I think it's just a bad design.  Your
> mileage may vary (mileage between valve jobs that is.)   I'm never going
> to put another in one of my Alfas.
>
> http://alfa.denovich.org/twiki/bin/view/Alfa/TimingBeltDetensioner
>
> --Mark
> The Alfa Wiki: http://alfa.denovich.org
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