Cam Chain tensioner extenders

[redjay]

I guess I am lucky, no signs of needing extenders yet at 59,000 kms. I guess I should take a look in the Spring. Also no clutch issues yet.

[macmac]

Redjay, there is no signs till you hear the chain cutting the sparkplug tubes, and if you don't or can't hear it, then you get some pretty silver color oil.

So far as I know you can buy factory extenders in Canada where as we can't. I have no idea why that is.

[mikeyger]

Redjay Mine were not making any noise either but I looked at them like the gadgets page said and measured them and the were about 5 -16 in so I changed them and the were streched all the way out I did not think they were making any noise it just sounded like a v-twin motor but now it onlly makes the air noises from the carb the nomad makes engine is very quite now and glad I went on and replace them 30 dollars!!

[snarleybill08]

my first tour of duty in the navy was an old liberty hull ship. it had a three cyl. engine. 5' bore, 4' bore, and 3' bore. the steam to the small cyl. was superheated. by the time it got down to the 5 foot cyl. it was running on a vacuum from the main condenser. it was direct drive to the prop. shaft. i darn near lived in the engineroom working on that thing. those were 3000 healeys. the mga was a miserable car. 2 batteries, worthless heater. sidecurtains you could'nt see out of,etc. the su carbs were one of the first constant velocity designs around. honda then designed one and put a pair on the 66 450 honda. later they eliminated the pistons on the slide and went to diaphrams on the 350 honda. alot of harley sportsters were running su's. i had one on one of my strokers. i also had a delorto with a megaphone on a stroker.

[macmac]

I would suppose on a Liberty Ship there could be worse placers to live than a engine room. Like up on the mast head lookin fer whales Might be a little noisey down in that engine room, but it would be nice and warm.

Yeah the MGA and many others had (2) 6 volt batterys to make 12. Seems to me it was that one that was a little tired, over all a clean MGA wasn't too bad, some what light in power, but it wasn't about power was it?

As you mentioned Honda, at first I was thinking the car they made with a bike engine in it as stock. I knew of just one and don't recall it well.

I have never heard the word delorto. No clue what that is. Seems like it much be a bike probably from Italy.

[blowndodge]

My Triumph TR6 (1972) had duel Delorto carbs.

[macmac]

Looked them up, I have worked on those but they all said webber. I saw them mostly on BMW cars. My brain is stuck, and can't say which BMW, by the model number.

Slant 4 apx 1,600 cc's, rockers have etcentric rollers to adjust valves, on a single over head cam. If i recall correctly this was one of the first all alloy engine BMW used.

BD were these stock on the Tr or did you swap them to these? That Tr6 was the last of the English sports cars as i see things. After that, they made that wedge looking thing, which skips my alledged brain too.

I think the Tr6 came with 2 strombergs as stock, but maybe there was this as an option.

[redjay]

I checked mine today. The rear one is fully extended at 59,000 kms.

[skiman]

Originally Posted by macmac

Redjay, there is no signs till you hear the chain cutting the sparkplug tubes, and if you don't or can't hear it, then you get some pretty silver color oil.

So far as I know you can buy factory extenders in Canada where as we can't. I have no idea why that is.

Mac
I see this is old post but I'll say it's the EPA since the chain has stretched once you install the extenders the cam timing changes the valves now close later not sure how many degrees but judging how loose my chain was I'd say a couple at least