[Fot] TR3/4 Timing Chain Tensioner

[Marx Christian tr4-racing]

I explain a little further.

I have a dealer in Germany as sponsor for my racing.
Deal is that I get some parts for free and has to return a report about the 
quality.
>From this reports and their own testing they choose which parts they sell.
They are always searching for good quality parts.
They are not the cheapest on the market but I like their attitude as a 
dealer.
http://www.british-car-parts.de/

If you can't get good parts in USA maybe I can help you out?

Cheers
Chris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Barr" <jerrybarr at charter.net>
To: "Marx Christian tr4-racing" <chris at tr4-racing.de>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR3/4 Timing Chain Tensioner


>I haven't tried Moss but I got a chain for my GT6 from Victoria  British 
>and it was some strange third world thing that looked like it  was made 
>with a hammer and chisel.
> On Jan 1, 2008, at 10:33 AM, Marx Christian tr4-racing wrote:
>
>> I buy the chain by my local dealer. I don't know where he does get  them.
>> 'Maybe Moss has them in USA?
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Barr"  <jerrybarr at charter.net>
>> To: "Marx Christian tr4-racing" <chris at tr4-racing.de>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 5:25 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] TR3/4 Timing Chain Tensioner
>>
>>
>>> Happy New Year Chris!
>>> Where do you buy the AE chain? I would like to use that chain in  my 
>>> Street TR3. I am building a TR4 engine for it.
>>> Thanks
>>> Jerry Barr
>>> On Jan 1, 2008, at 4:14 AM, Marx Christian tr4-racing wrote:
>>>> Maybe you chain is too long?
>>>> I use AE chains. I found them to be the shortest on the market.
>>>>
>>>> Never had a broken tensioner.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Chris
>>>>   Amici, I took my engine apart this weekend and found another  broken
>>>> timing
>>>>   chain tensioner.  This is the 3rd or 4th one that has broken  (not 
>>>> all
>>>> with
>>>>   this same block).  Some have broken in a season or less, while   this 
>>>> one
>>>> was
>>>>   used last season and then failed sometime this season.  These   have 
>>>> been
>>>> from
>>>>   the 3 major parts suppliers, but I did not keep track of which   one 
>>>> was
>>>> from
>>>>   who.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   Any suggestions on oned that seem to last longer than others,  or 
>>>> what I
>>>> am
>>>>   doing wrong that is causing the failures?  They are not wearing 
>>>> thru, but
>>>>   rather are snapping off about an inch from the pivot.  Any better
>>>> designed
>>>>   tensioners out there for the tractor motors?  Joe(B)
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