Re: Mark's timing belt tensioner

[Mark Denovich <mark@domain.elided>]

> From: Jonathan Coates <jon@domain.elided>

> Now I thought I was cheap! Get a new tensioner AND a new belt. The belt 
> could be damaged internally and if it breaks so will lots of expensive 
> bits.

It wasn't a matter of being cheap, I haven't skimped on replacing 
anything so far.   It was a matter of time/effort/waste.   I don't 
necessarily see how a belt jumping a tooth due to a broken detensioner 
automatically means the belt should be replaced.   It has less than 6k 
on it.  By not replacing it I could save myself the effort of removing 
all the stuff I need to remove/replace in oder to extract the old timing 
belt.   Just replacing the detensioner would be significantly easier.

I've decided to go whole hog and replace the detensioner, belt, 
water-pump, a few hoses, belts, etc...   So it's a moot point really.

I am pretty unhappy that a relatively new detensioner broke.

	--Mark
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