tappet in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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poussoir
pushrod, tappet
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The company's ads claimed it lacked starting crank, change speed gears, clutch, cams, valve gear, tappets, and complications, thanks to electromagnetically operated inlet valves.
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The design uses hydraulic tappets and incorporates the provisions for a hydraulically controlled propeller installation as well.
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It is also affected by the adjustment of the valve mechanism, and particularly by the tappet clearance.
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These rockers combined the function of sliding tappet, rocker and adjustment device.
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A much improved system placed the shims "above" the tappet.
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The basic engine is a conventional 4-cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder operated by a single overhead camshaft and hydraulic tappets.
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The cast aluminium alloy cylinder head contains two valves per cylinder each with two concentric valve springs, and shim-adjustable bucket tappets.
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It featured inclined valves operated via easily adjustable tappet levers by two overhead camshafts, an important innovation at the time.
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But a cam sometimes touches the tappet, and metal bearing surface wears with insufficient oil or with too much / too little clearance.
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Another reason is the large tappet clearance on the exhaust valve.
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