verslagen1 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:I've replaced the rear tensioner guide and only noticed about 1.5mm difference in plunger extention.
I'd only replace it if it were deeply cracked and obviously worn. one of the posters found bits of the guide in his oil pump.
The slavy 2 hole adjuster mod is the only way to suck the plunger back in without replacing everything.
Not discounting your tensioner modification, as I recall you calculated the chain slack somewhere. I guess that with 64 links and .015" stretch found in 21 pins there is roughly .100" gain in length overall. Didn't you calculate a ratio of the tensioner extension somewhere?
Therefore, since we can pretty much eliminate wear on the hardened cam gears from the "everything" list, it is really just a matter of chain and tensioner/guides.
Dam, even if you just have to open the case and utilize the 2nd hole in your mod, it's still gonna cost you $15 for a new case gasket.
I can't wait to see what Stinger's chain looks like after 30K, tomorrow. Has anyone, with a tensioner that separated, measured their cam chain? Does it even reach the service limit?