Tappet adjustment

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capercaillie
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Tappet adjustment

Post by capercaillie »

Hi
I have a 1955 G80s.
Is it possible to adjust the tappets with the petrol tank in situ?
Cheers
Chris.
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Re: Tappet adjustment

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yes
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Re: Tappet adjustment

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Sounds like you have never adjusted tappets. Look in your instruction manual. Page 33. You only need to remove the 3 acorn nuts, to remove the tappet cover. You will need a thin spanner to get on the tappet lock nut, thin like the simple flat steel bicycle spanners were. Normal open ended spanner will be too thick.
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capercaillie
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Re: Tappet adjustment

Post by capercaillie »

Thanks for the info.
Hope all goes well !!
Ta
Chris
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