[TR] tappets

[Jack W. Drews]

Often what happens on older engines is that the rocker arms wear just 
where they contact the valve stem. That means that when you use the 
feeler gauge, it is bridging across the groove in the rocker and your 
clearance ends up greater than you think it is. You can get around 
this by buying a cheap feeler gauge and snipping the blade you want 
to use down the middle to make it half as wide.

At 10:52 AM 7/17/2007, you wrote:
>Roller rockers are quieter but a certain amount of tappet noise is to be
>expected from a TR engine, especially when compared to a modern vehicle.
>
>TR engines are a solid tappet design, whereas most modern vehicles that use
>tappets utilize some form of hydraulic dampening to eliminate the noise and
>the need for frequent valve adjustments.
>
>Terry Geiger
>'74 Triumph TR6 | '63 Triumph Herald | '70 MGBGT | '84 Mercedes 300D Diesel
>http://www.shoalsbritishcars.org/
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <KingR44916 at aol.com>
>To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 10:41 AM
>Subject: [TR] tappets
>
>
> > adjusted the valves and still alot of tapping how to quiet them and will
> > roller rockers do the trick
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