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Ok so I tension my own belts using an Allen key method. Been doing it for 6 years no problem. Put new belts on and had the CO, TPS and balance done today at the dealer. Thought I would get him to check the horizontal cylinder belt tension as it is easier to get to and would be an intersting exercise to see how close i was setting belts too.
Reading was 152Hz
.....but the engine was hot. I pointed out on his board that the tension should be checked when cold. Theoretically the Hz should rise by a "X" amount if the engine is hot with the expansion of compoments due to heat tightening the belts slightly. Ahh but by how much. Watching him reset back to 110hz it seemed he moved a very very small amount to reduce by 40HZ. This I expected as I know how little movement it takes when I am trying to get correct tension with my method
Does anyone have any idea what sort of difference you would expect see in tension hot versus cold?
Reading was 152Hz
Does anyone have any idea what sort of difference you would expect see in tension hot versus cold?