service c/chain tensioner, engine locked up!

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The morale of the story is this. When your cold, tired and uncertain-just walk away. With rest, caffeine and new information just start at the basics.

How true! It's always a good idea to work on your bike when your "fresh!"
It's just so easy to make "mistakes" when you're not thinking straight. Simple tasks become burdens, procedures get turned around, parts and tools get lost, simple but critical assemblies don't get put back together correctly.
Since I'm always tired and run down, I almost never turn a wrench