camshaft chain wear

[raydike]

Hello everyone, I'm fixing the engine of my 61 dream. The engine is from 64. I have already replaced the primary gear and chain since the chain was hitting the cover. I removed the cam chain tensioner and it feels like the cam chain is quite loose. The tensioner shaft sticks out about 7mm, see photo. How much is normal for this type of engine? Thanks.

[LOUD MOUSE]

I don't know of any way to use the area to determine the stretch of the chain.
I can tell what you ask when the chain is on my work bench.
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Hello everyone, I'm fixing the engine of my 61 dream. The engine is from 64. I have already replaced the primary gear and chain since the chain was hitting the cover. I removed the cam chain tensioner and it feels like the cam chain is quite loose. The tensioner shaft sticks out about 7mm, see photo. How much is normal for this type of engine? Thanks.

[rrietman]

cam chains are cheap. if you are in there, get a new one. if you have a running engine, and you can't adjust the noise away, then you need a new chain.
Good luck
Randy