Posted by Albert E. on Friday, October 04, 2002 at 10:18PM :
In Reply to: Valve tap posted by Joey on Friday, October 04, 2002 at 5:14PM :
WELL, it is ! Thats what all the books I have call them anyway. How do people come up with so many different names for stuff?
Maybe later engines used a cam riding device to lift the pushrod that the engineers called a lifter but the flatheads use a mechanical tappet which the valve rest on. Even the Dodge service manual calls them tappets for the 1960's 361 V-8.
I guess thats why so many people seem confused after reading something called one thing in the books and hearing others call it another name. It is really a small matter,I just hate misinformation passed on.
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