- A
tappet or
valve lifter is a
valve train component which converts rotational motion into
linear motion in
activating a valve. It is most
commonly found...
- A
hydraulic tappet, also
known as a
hydraulic valve lifter or
hydraulic lash adjuster, is a
device for
maintaining zero
valve clearance in an internal...
- Car Talk is a
metonym for the
humorous work of "Click and Clack, the
Tappet Brothers", Tom and Ray Magliozzi, on
automobile repair. Originally, Car Talk...
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design used, the
valves are
actuated by a
rocker arm, finger, or
bucket tappet.
Overhead valve engines use
rocker arms,
which are
actuated from
below indirectly...
- A loom is a
device used to
weave cloth and tapestry. The
basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp
threads under tension to
facilitate the interweaving...
-
affected by the
adjustment of the
valve mechanism, and
particularly by the
tappet clearance. However, this
variation is
normally unwanted. With traditional...
- open a
valve during the
appropriate part of an
intake or
exhaust stroke. A
tappet between valve and cam is a
contact surface on
which the cam
slides to open...
- w****ly
radio show Car Talk,
where they were
known as "Click and Clack, the
Tappet Brothers".
Their show was
honored with a
Peabody Award in 1992, and the...
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camshaft is
usually transferred to the
valves either directly (using a
tappet) or
indirectly via a
rocker arm. A dual
overhead cam,
double overhead cam...
-
regulate the energy. The M1
carbine incorporates a very
short piston, or "
tappet." This
movement is
closely restricted by a
shoulder recess. This mechanism...
