Hobibill

Ok, I finally received my timing belt and PorKensioner from 928sRus after a month backorder delay. What I got was the new and improved black model with absolutely no mounting instruction. I have asked Roger for help and he referred me to existing write ups. The trouble is that the changes are such that much of the info out there on the installation, including Rob Edward's excellent write up, does not translate over. For example there is no gasket with the kit, there is no ground wire for the belt tension warning light defeat, and there is a "dog bone" looking piece that supposedly replaces part of the old factory tensioner for the mounting of the cover.
Has anyone successfully installed this new black tensioner? If so please advise. What I am stuck with now is the belt tension warning light issue and some allen head cap screws with copper washers I have no idea what to do with.

Tim Noce

Hi Hobibill,

I think I received the same one you did and can help a bit... First, no gasket is a-ok. I talked to Roger about this and the idea from Ken was that the gasket would be there because of the two different metals, but after testing it was found unnecessary. Roger, feel free to chime in on that. The timing belt warning wire can simply be grounded to a bolt or another ground if you would like, since the new tensioner doesn't use it, it is also unnecessary.

ROG100

You take the tab in the baggie and put it behind a water pump bolt adjacent to the warning wire. That grounds the TB warning light.
The two Grub screws are for the hole in the water pump. One for the early model and one for the late model depending on what you are using.

ROG100

Hi Bill,
I just sent you the instructions for the ground tab and "dog bone" from Ken's website.
Hope that helps.
Roger

ROG100

I know Ken is working on the new instructions to remove the "gasket". The addendum for the timing belt warning light and dog bone can be found at his web site www.liftbars.com.
Sorry for any confusion.

Hobibill

Thanks Tim. And a big thank you to Roger who is spending way too much time holding my hand through this thing. One of the best nuggets I got from Roger is the reminder that the "kit" covers 77-95 models and there were one or two changes to the engine over that time period so you won't use all of the parts supplied. I would exhort Ken to hurry up with the new instruction manual because he has developed a much better mousetrap, IMHO, but it is useless if you can't set it.

Adamant1971

Ya it confused me at first as well, but once Roger informed me there were extra parts for different years it all made sense.

4,000 km's on it so far.

You can see pics of my install via the flickr link below.

jcorenman

There is another "detail" not covered in the instructions: The M8 flat-head machine screw must be tightened first, before the other M8 flange-head screws. This is critical. The holes are all oversized and if the flat-head is not tightened first then it will not be centered. If it is not centered then it will be making contact on one side only, off-center and trying to bend-- that is the nature of flat-heads. When things start expanding and contracting at different rates (steel vs. aluminum) then it winds up loose, because it wasn't fully seated.

Hobibill

Adam, the pictures of the 88 PorKensioner install are worth ten thousand words. I really like what you did with the belt ten warning defeat. Thank you for that link. Did you end up using that dog bone shaped metal spacer?

Randy V

Strange that this product would be sold without clear installation instructions.

Adamant1971

No dog bone as I used an early pump,

On the wire I just wanted it simple.

Hobibill

PorKensioner installed! That timing belt was a royal PITA to get onto the last cam cog, pretty tight. Good thing I know a few tricks ;-)

SeanR

Well done.

Last picture, top left. That bolt and spacer go on after the front cover is put on the engine. Don't forget to put it on.

Hobibill

Yes, I found that out when I positioned the center cover. The spacer is actually welded to the PoKensioner mounting plate. I just had to remove the bolt and replace it through the center cover.

awilli6

Great job Bill! Hope you make it to Cars & Coffee in it. We will ride when I return.