Originally posted by dbbubba:

I am wondering if pulling the tensioner too tight could mess with the intake camshaft position enough to cause this.



this I am not sure about but do note you need to use the correct spring when tensioning the belt. It is about $7 from Ford and has the proper spring constant to tension the belt to spec. You also need a dowl pin to put the spring on but we just used a punch. We did pull on the tensioner some but not that much.

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