ENGINE
Page
E18
DRIVING BELT
TENSIONER
To Remove
4.
Set engine in the timing position with number one piston at T.D.C.
2.
Align the timing marks on the crar~kshaft
'V
1
pulley or flywheel with timing
pointer
(figure
12).
3.
Loosen the alternator fixing bolts and remove
'V'
drive belt and
the
crankshaft
'V
1
pulley.
4.
For manual adjusters:
(a)
Release the securing
rlut and washer retaining the tensioner pulley
and slacken the drive belt.
(b)
Fully remove the tensioner securing nut and washer, then pull
the
adjuster from out of the front cover. The adjuster
is
a sliding
fit
on
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5.
For autornatic adiusters:
(a)
Remove the alternator together with the adjusting strap arid fixirtg
nuts and bolts.
(b)
Release the tension on the driving belt.
(c)
Remove the lower fixing bolt and remove
the nuts secs.~rlna
the
-
adjuster to the fixirig stud, slide off the automatic adjuster.
To Remove
1
..-
Disconnect the battery.
.
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Drain the cooling system (Section
K).
.
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.
3.
Release the clips or screws securing the air trunkirig to the air box and
remove the air box outer cover to
g
ether with the air clearter element.
4.
Discortrtect the water hoses from the connections on the engine.
Disconnect the throttle arid
choke cables from the engine.
5.
Remove the inlet manifold together with the carburetters (see INLET
MANIFOLD).
6.
Remove the sparking plug leads from the plugs and secure clear of the
working area.
ESPRIT
Issue
04/78
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