justin_o_guy2
Serious Thumper
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What happened?
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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I would. Tho Id expect such a short trip to not fully warm the engine up & youll likely not see the same wear as the guy who rides 17 miles,.But, as much hassle as it is to go in & look so you can get a grasp of what rate the tensioner is coming out at, Id say do it,( pretty much hafta do it more than once, go in, measure, keep up with time/miles & do it again, measure, compare) because allowing it to come out is usually an engine fatality., The Hot Cold cycles of short trips allow the ratchet to grab a new spot on the tensioner. If a guy rode every day as far as he could, then there would be many more miles between heating & cooling cycles, & the ratchet wouldnt get a chance to grab a new tooth, holding the chain tight as the cylinder warms up & "Grows" taller, stretching the chain. Actually, it just causes wear at the pins..
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