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• flat tappet — A tappet with a flat contact surface towards the cam lobe …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• tappet — [1] The screw used to adjust the clearance between the valve stem and the lifter or the rocker arm. [2] The valve lifter itself. See barrel tappet bucket tappet cam follower flat tappet hydraulic tappet …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• mushroom tappet — A tappet shaped like a mushroom located on the underside of a pushrod operating the valves of a four stroke engine. Also see flat tappet …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• simple tappet — See flat tappet …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• bucket tappet — valve lifters that are hollow, cylindrical, and closed at one end and used with some overhead camshafts. The flat, closed end of the tappet (bottom of the bucket) rests against the camshaft lobe with part of the valve spring and valve stem… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Poppet valve — A poppet valve is a valve consisting of a hole, usually round or oval, and a tapered plug, usually a disk shape on the end of a shaft also called a valve stem. The shaft guides the plug portion by sliding through a valve guide. In most… …   Wikipedia

• Desmodromic valve — In general mechanical terms, the word desmodromic is used to refer to mechanisms that have different controls for their actuation in different directions. Desmodromic poppet valve in Ducati engine. A desmodromic valve is a reciprocating engine… …   Wikipedia

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