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Old 01-04-2007, 10:25 PM
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Default Re: Timing belt to tight?

okay so why does the auto tensioner fail in h22a engines?
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Old 01-05-2007, 06:25 AM
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when are you people going to stop arguing with fabrik8. he should have a little tag on his name that says "you can believe what I say, I know everything".
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Old 01-05-2007, 08:00 AM
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Default Re: Timing belt to tight?

Originally Posted by Fabrik8
I've seen a few with obvious overheating and pitting that you can feel. I'm not sure exactly how overtightened they were, but that's somewhat irrelevant. Anyway, it's not unheard of, and better safe then sorry. Overloading a belt is never a great idea for the bearings of anything attached to it.
agreed... and i need to add a t-belt too tight will cause premature wear

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Old 01-05-2007, 08:01 AM
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yeah, i'm a noob...
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