honda man wrote:
> Thanks for the response. I plan to get in there in five days or so.
> Hope there will be no problems until then. Seems to "tick" less with
> warmer weather. I wonder if my 12 year old tensioner springs have lost
> some of their pull, causing the belt not to tighen as much as it needs
> to? Any comments on old springs not pulling the belt tigher?

yes. age should not affect this spring, but general gunk and debris
buildup around the tensioner mounting definitely do. i had to tension
mine a couple of times before i figured out that i had to loosen the
tensioner pinch bolt much more than i thought was necessary for it to
have sufficient float for the spring to pull the pulley tight.

> When I
> put it together, the belt was tight on the cam to crank side, and loose
> (what seemed to be too loose) on the water pump side.

see above! but you definitely got the most important factor identified
ok, that of making sure the drive side of the belt is tight before
attempting to tension. bonus points for that if it's your first time.

>
> Thanks.
>