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<DIV>I thought the same thing, but for the life of me, I can't see how in the
hell it could make it in there. I mean I can see up to the cam, but it just
seems to me that the tensioner would have to be put on and taken off with the
front cover off. Maybe I'm wrong.</DIV>
<DIV>Steven</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 12/19/2015 8:57:31 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
glemon@neb.rr.com writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>Timing
chain tensioner would be about that size, don't recall the inner workings well
enough to know if it could migrate to the pan from the timing cover, it should
be rubber, but could have hardened over 60 years. Mine was gone when I
took my motor apart, unless the DPO just hadn't fit one.<BR><BR>Greg
Lemon<BR><BR>---- ATIGHTPROD@aol.com wrote: <BR>> I've got an early BN1 and
from everything I know, the oil pan has never <BR>> been off the car.
I find that hard to believe, but I have no record of it ever <BR>>
happening and I have receipts going back to it's first oil change. Anyway,
<BR>> I just took the pan off and found something very interesting,
in the <BR>> bottom of the pan and it was in pieces. I took it out,
cleaned it off and took <BR>> some photos of it to see if anyone
knows what this is. Neither my mechanic <BR>> or I could find
anywhere it was "supposed" to go. I do know I've run more <BR>> than tens
years with it sitting in the bottom of the pan and never a
problem.<BR>> It's about 5" in diameter and in-between
1/8" and 1/4"in thickness. <BR>> (Piston is from a BN1) So
what's the wisdom of the court? What the hell is <BR>> this? Oh and
it's made out of either a very hard plastic or a bakelight like <BR>>
material. Anybody have a guess? I'd love to hear. <BR>>
I'm putting everything back together and going to drive the car, don't
<BR>> see any reason not to, but wanted to let you take a look and
give me some <BR>> thoughts. Thanks in advance.<BR>> Steven
Kingsbury<BR>> BN1 #598<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> Upper left, chewed
up edge, got caught in something. Maybe that's what <BR>> broke it.
The remainder of it was chewed up bits in the bottom of the
pan.<BR>> <BR>> Pretty thick and very hard.
Gear teeth marks, from? Stumper.<BR>> <BR>>
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