Does the stock tensioner operate from oil pressure. It would make sense to me that if you turned it backwards that it would release the tension. I'm curious to know.
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Got it replaced today. Pretty easy.
Only issue I had was getting the valve cover off, it was tight trying to get it out.
No rattle anymore!!!!
I am going to grab one of these for my rig shortly. If my back will cooperate I will do the install myself, if not I will add it to the list for Ben when I take the car up in Feb for him to do the bearings in the trans.
As much as I want to spend my limited $ on go-fast stuff I want to deal with all of the known weak links first. I got my seats and harnesses first, now to the weak links.
I am hoping to buy a cage kit from TFBB before Easter. Have family who is a certified pro welder and know we can do that in a half dozen nights and a weekend.
I've had the Weller tensioner in my car for quite awhile now and its great. Also since it appears stock there's no issue with warranty(if you have one) and it doesn't leak like some of the manually adjustable tensioners I've seen.
I would be careful with one of those so-called manual hydraulic tensioners like the ones boondocker sells.
Over Easter at Sand Mountain a guy came up to me with a boondocker turbo car and the tension they put on it failed and jumped timing.
That's why I like the manual ones, you set it....lock it down and you're done
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So what's the verdict? Manual or auto adjusting???