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Quote: Originally posted by boxerman on 17/12/2012

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Quote: Originally posted by Mick S. on 17/12/2012Tappet? Thats a word you dont hear too often nowadays.

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I havent read all way through out of idleness, but i'd be surprised if there wasnt at least one post asking 'whats a tappet'?

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I know what a tappet is, which is why I cannot understand how one has "dropped".
Either someone is talking out of their backsides or they are taking the Mick

Frank

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Quote: Originally posted by Bridgelayer on 18/12/2012

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Funky, if you had "dropped a valve", the damage would probably have been done inside the cylinder and not under the cam cover. Valves would probably be bent and the engine wouldn't run. If you've found a shard of metal there, my guess would be a camshaft bush/bearing that's collapsed. Bad luck usually happens when you don't need it!

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