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Old 01-24-2025, 07:58 PM   #269
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The hydraulic tensioner under the air conditioning compressor has been torqued so much I couldn't break it loose with a breaker bar on the 32 mm socket without the engine moving on the lift table. The engine is positioned exactly where I want it; I don't want it to move. Tapping the breaker bar with a heavy rubber mallet tomorrow should break it loose. I call that an "old-school impact wrench." I've marked each tensioner and its housing with matching numbers — 1-1, 2-2, 3-3. After the tensioners are removed, I'll stuff plastic wrap in their respective holes to keep stuff out.

Then it will be time for sacrilege: defacing the crankcase by cutting a notch for the oil fitting on the Solution's IMS flange. Talk about an invasive procedure! However, I acknowledge the necessity. There seems to be a variety of methods for creating the notch, but I plan to use the LWG method, which involves tungsten-carbide burr bits, my new Ryobi, and eye protection.
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