Thanks to all you guys that responded. I have made a brass retainer plate
to stop the bolts from backing out. It should be thick enough. Someone
commented that I should turn the engine backwards to take the tension off
the chain to see how much gap exists between the tensioner pad and the
tensioner body. There is lots of gap. I believe you meant for me to put
tension on the tesioner pad to see how much gap still existed between it and
the tensioner base. True? The tensioner pad has a 1/8th inch thick rubber
or soft nylon spacer on it. It looks like the pad could be slamed back in
to its base when the engine is first turned over. Does a person really have
to get rid of some of that remaining gap between the pad and base? I forgot
to mention that the tensioner and timing chain sets are new and included in
the rebuilt engine. Also, is the tensioner pad supposed to ride against the
chain all the time? Larry.
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