stangsteeda
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- 01 Explorer Sport
I just finished up installing timing chains, guides, and tensioners on my 2001 4.0 SOHC. Everything went together smoothly but I noticed something I thought to be strange while rotating the crankshaft by hand to check how the motor feels. The cam chain on the back of the motor for the passenger side cam seems to lose tension periodically and get a little bit of slack on the guide side (the side of the cassete not actuated by the tensioner). Everything went back together so well I have to believe this is normal but I just wanted to be sure.
Is it maybe since there is no hydraulic pressure on the tensioner?
Thanks,
Brian
Is it maybe since there is no hydraulic pressure on the tensioner?
Thanks,
Brian