[alfa] re: Tensioner

[Joe Elliott <jee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

FWIW, the one time I noticed that my belt was shit-my-pants loose, 
the temperature was around 15F, which Allen obviously doesn't 
experience in SC.  I'm fairly cerain it also had to do with the belt 
stretching though, because this happened <1000mi after installation, 
and after tightening the belt a little, it wasn't quite that loose on 
future winter mornings.

Joe Elliott
'82 GTV-6

At 5:19 PM +0000 9/18/04, alfa-digest wrote:

> Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 15:18:05 +0000
> From: "Allen Mitchell" <allenom@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] Tensioner
>
> I have been running the Zat tensioner on 2 race engines for about 3 years. 
> I have not noticed a huge difference in tension betwen cold and hot.  I set
> the tension to about 1/4 inch of belt deflection between the cam pulleys
> with the motor cold.  Now, I live in South Carolina, so the motor is usually
> not colder than about 70 degrees.  Also, I am not 100% sure that the timing
> belts experience a large amount of stretching.  After initial installation,
> I do not find myself needing to retension the belts.
> Again, these observations are on race motors, not daily drivers.
>
> Thanks,
> Al
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