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Name that tune (rusty tappet revisited)

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Subject: Name that tune (rusty tappet revisited)
From: "William West" <will_thane@email.msn.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 20:20:15 -0800charset="iso-8859-1"
A while ago, I wrote to the list about a kent cam tappet that had rusted
(along the vertical, up and down, exterior--not the point of contact with
the cam),in storage.  Well, I took the rust off with naval jelly and emery
cloth and I was left with a pitted but otherwise decent enough lifter that
still moves smoothly in the bore.

I took the tappet down to my local brit-guru, old jag restoration, new jag
repair shop and asked the owner/mechanic about the tappet.  He told me that
if it were his car, he would use it, but if he were building an engine for a
customer, he would replace it. He was otherwise noncommital.

My question to the list: how should I translate this advice?????  Was he
telling me that the lifter is just fine and shouldn't pose a problem but if
it were a customer's car, he would want to be absolutely certain, or was he
saying that since he does this stuff for a living, replacing the lifter,
should it fail, is an easy job so go for it. (?)

Yeah, strange question, I know, but I'm curious to see how others would
respond to this advice...  My only hesitation is that ordering a new set of
tappets from Kent Cams means another month of mail delays, another 37 pounds
sterling (what's that convert to these days???), and I really, really,
really want this engine in the car by the 20th of this month.

Thanks guys for your patience with this greenbean!
Will





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