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classictwiggy
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Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:17 pm

Very very very very tappety but runs well apart from its lack of pull on hills *cough cough*.

Anyway, are the tappets adjustable easily to quieten it down and what are the settings?
Alex
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Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:22 pm

there hydraulic you cannot adjust them

the tappety noise is likely to be a warn camshaft
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