Jeff,
The Sprites have solid lifters. Only hydraulic lifters can experience the
failure to pump up all the way syndrome. Have you checked for excessive play
on the rocker arm shaft where the arms pivot? Are you sure that they were
adjusted in the proper sequence? Engine warm during adjustment? They weren't
adjusted when they were 180 degrees out, were they? Are the studs for the
rocker arm assembly properly torqued?
Sounds like the lash is off somehow...
----- Original Message -----
From "Jeffrey H. Boatright" <jboatri at emory.edu>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 12:14 PM
Subject: Back for now
> Spridgeteers!
>
> I am back after a long spell of (yuck!) real work. I've been
> sporadically lurking, though. What happened to the archives? They
> seem to stop at August 2000. Apologies if this had been hashed over.
>
> The Sprite is still running, use it everyday, yadda, yadda, but have
> not taken it on the highway in a while due to a bad vibration that
> should be solved with a switch to steel wheels. Soon, soon...
>
> One recent problem - valve clatter seems to have become much louder
> in the last month. The valve lash is correct. Could this be
> collapsing lifters (tappets)? They are new with the rebuild. Has
> anyone come across a bad batch?
>
> Hope all has been well in Spridgetdom; it's good to be back.
>
>
> Jeff
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