Hydraulic Tappets

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george2490
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Hydraulic Tappets

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Afternoon.
Just finishing a top end rebuild on a CU.
Bleed the tappets in prescribed manner but several are very easy to compress when adjusting rockers.
I am 90 percent sure this means yet another brickwerks order but hoping someone will tell me they will firm up after running.
Anyone have any advice?
Cheers
George

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They usually do.
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bigherb wrote:They usually do.
Thanks big herb. Fingers crossed.

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Mine rattles it's breasticles of,if left for a while,always quietness down to a Swiss watch hum after a good thrash! :ok
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