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You don't want to force anything, meaning=C2=A0don't try to tap it down in=
to place. =C2=A0=0A=0AAs Bill said, the easiest is to pull the head. =C2=A0=
Keep in mind if you do that you need to use a new head gasket when re-inst=
alling the head and go through proper torque procedures, all of which is e=
asy to do, just make sure you do it.=0A=0AAs I was in your situation once,=
I'd take more time, and maybe a lot more time, and take a flashlight and =
peak down the holes that have the tappets in place so you know what it loo=
ks like, and then look down the one you're dealing with, and with a long s=
crewdriver=C2=A0try to coax=C2=A0that tappet back into position. =C2=A0If =
it's got plenty of oil on it, once it's aligned it should sink down in pla=
ce with little to no pushing from you.=0A=0AAlso, as someone else said, ch=
eck to see if you have a local Triumph Club. =C2=A0If you do, join it, and=
I'm sure there would be some members who would love to come over and help=
you out. =C2=A0It's what we do! =C2=A0:-)=0A=0AGood luck,=0A=0ARye Living=
ston=0AActivities Chairman=0ATriumph Travelers Sports Car Club=0ACelebrati=
ng our 60 Year Anniversary=0A1960 TR3A=0APH: 530-FIND-RYE=0A=0AOn Sep 29, =
2018, at 12:50 PM, Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1@gmail.com> wrote:=0A=0AI received=
my new pushrod from Moss last night and was impressed, it looks the same =
length as stock, but was slightly heavier by weight.=C2=A0 Others had fore=
warned that it might be chinese, and it could still be, although I don't k=
now what would ever tell me if that were an issue.=0A=0ARight now, my emph=
asis is on getting the thing running. something it hasn't done in years. I=
remember saying that I had seen one pushrod in particular had non-concent=
ric circles appearing down the pushrod tubes=C2=A0=C2=A0and I surmised tha=
t this must be what everyone informed me must be an out of spot tappet tha=
t I had been warned about. Trouble is: I forgot to write down which one of=
the eight pushrod tubes that I had seen it in.=0AI also might have worked=
that tappet over and in-line with the tube such that it now has the prope=
r concentric circles.=C2=A0 On thing I do know for sure, is that one parti=
cular tappet causes it's pushrod to set a couple of inches higher ( as sho=
wn in the pic).=C2=A0 How do I get that tappet down? I slightly hit it's p=
ushrod with my palm, but it would not drop down.=C2=A0 I do have an extra =
pushrod if others think I ought to tap it down using a pushrod,=C2=A0 Heck=
, I proably could use the old bent pushrod which I have now replaced, to t=
ap it in place.=C2=A0 I just don't want to attempt this unless others give=
me a green light.=0AThanks, Paul Dorsey=C2=A0 aka RUSTY ACRES=0APaul Dors=
ey=C2=A0<dorpaul1@gmail.com>=0A1:32 PM (1 hour ago)=0A=0A=0Ato=C2=A0me=0A=0A=
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<html><body><div>You don't want to force anything, meaning don't try to
tap it do=
wn into place. </div><div><br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div>As Bil=
l said, the easiest is to pull the head. Keep in mind if you do that=
you need to use a new head gasket when re-installing the head and go thro=
ugh proper torque procedures, all of which is easy to do, just make sure y=
ou do it.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div>As I was in your s=
ituation once, I'd take more time, and maybe a lot more time, and take a f=
lashlight and peak down the holes that have the tappets in place so you kn=
ow what it looks like, and then look down the one you're dealing with, and=
with a long screwdriver try to coax that tappet back into posit=
ion. If it's got plenty of oil on it, once it's aligned it should si=
nk down in place with little to no pushing from you.</div><div><br data-mc=
e-bogus=3D"1"></div><div>Also, as someone else said, check to see if you h=
ave a local Triumph Club. If you do, join it, and I'm sure there wou=
ld be some members who would love to come over and help you out. It'=
s what we do! :-)</div><div><br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div>Good=
luck,</div><div><br></div><div class=3D"x-apple-signature">Rye Livingston=
</div><div class=3D"x-apple-signature"><span style=3D"color: #000000; font=
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0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; backg=
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tyle=3D"color: #000000; font-family: SFNSText, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica=
, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-cap=
s: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-a=
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widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-t=
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nt; float: none;">Activities Chairman</span></div><div class=3D"x-apple-si=
gnature">Triumph Travelers Sports Car Club</div><div class=3D"x-apple-sign=
ature">Celebrating our 60 Year Anniversary</div><div class=3D"x-apple-sign=
ature">1960 TR3A<br>PH: 530-FIND-RYE</div><div><br>On Sep 29, 2018, at 12:=
50 PM, Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></div><div><bl=
ockquote type=3D"cite"><div class=3D"msg-quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">I receive=
d my new pushrod from Moss last night and was impressed, it looks the same=
length as stock, but was slightly heavier by weight. Others had for=
ewarned that it might be chinese, and it could still be, although I don't =
know what would ever tell me if that were an issue.<div><br></div><div>Rig=
ht now, my emphasis is on getting the thing running. something it hasn't d=
one in years. I remember saying that I had seen one pushrod in particular =
had non-concentric circles appearing down the pushrod tubes and=
I surmised that this must be what everyone informed me must be an out of =
spot tappet that I had been warned about. Trouble is: I forgot to write do=
wn which one of the eight pushrod tubes that I had seen it in.</div><div>I=
also might have worked that tappet over and in-line with the tube such th=
at it now has the proper concentric circles. On thing I do know for =
sure, is that one particular tappet causes it's pushrod to set a couple of=
inches higher ( as shown in the pic). How do I get that tappet down=
? I slightly hit it's pushrod with my palm, but it would not drop down.&nb=
sp; I do have an extra pushrod if others think I ought to tap it down usin=
g a pushrod, Heck, I proably could use the old bent pushrod which I =
have now replaced, to tap it in place. I just don't want to attempt =
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