tappets

Check out these pic's I thought these plastic retainers were suspect from the get go. After 10 miles of shake down runs's I have a tapping no problem just need to reset the valve lash i think to my self. Three of them had lost the plastic ring on them. Adjustment is still pretty close not way...

I'm feeling pretty stupid right now. I failed to lock down the left exhaust tappet on my 83XS and it came off last night on the way home and is nowhere to be found so I thought I'd have a little contest: Tell me where I will find the tappet and lock down nut and what condition I will find...

Hi, friends. Hey... TC is finally doing his valves! :p The covers all came right off okay, and even the gaskets look good, so I might as well save my new ones. 'k, question: IF I'm right at TDC on each cyl - I am using the method of feeling for slight (gawd, it's tiny!) play in both tappets...