2.3 Timing Chain Tensioner

[frogeye]

Hi,

 

My 2.3 gal is in the process of being reassembled after having the head skimmed. I also replaced the timing chain and tensioner etc, but have hit a problem. I have got a friend to do the work for me and he thinks he may have go the new timing chain on a tooth out of sync, (its not firing - but no bad sounds!), he says that I should be ordering up a replacement timing chain tensioner as these can only be set once - is this right?

 

I think these are about

[fordwoods]

i had the same problem with my tensioner and all i did was put it in a vice and closed it again set the timing back up and put it back in. that was a year ago and still working fine. hope this helps

darren.