'82 GS1100G Tensioner question

[willie]

To answer your questions.....my guess is that it had been taken apart at some time and reassembled without preloading the spring at all. So, that said, I guess it needed some turns instead of none. Bottom line is that it maintains pressure on the tensioner plunger.
Fwiw, I turned the crank several rotations while watching for the slack I had seen previously. Thankfully, there wasn't any. And, the marks on the cams lined up where they were supposed to be. Success!
I then turned my attention to disassembling the carbs. This was after soaking all the jets with penetrant for a few days. You can imagine my disappointment when I discovered that the slot on one of the idle mixture jets was so messed up that I'm unable to remove it. Now, I have to find another carb.

[alke46]

To anyone following this thread, I thought I'd write the final chapter, I hope.
After adding 2 more turns to the spring preload, the tensioner works great now. No more slack when turning the crank by hand.
The End
PS
Thanks to those who helped and happy new year to all.

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