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Thanks for the info. Can I send you a picture? Paul
On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 10:11 AM Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com> wrote:
> Paul, some of the "competition grade" tappets have an oil drain hole
> drilled as you describe. They are fine as long as the surface that rides
> against the camshaft isn't pitted or damaged in some way. It does indicate
> that they are not original, or if original that someone drilled oil drain
> holes in them...
>
> Regards, Tony Drews
> On 9/15/2019 8:39 AM, Paul Dorsey wrote:
>
> I had a chance this afternoon with my engine head off to take my solid
> tappets out of my TR3 engine. To my bewilderment two of the eight solid
> lifters had holes in them, both holes were about 1/8" or larger, and it
> looked as if they were drilled into the tappet at an angle and they were in
> the side of the lifter and about 1/2" from the bottom; I took a picture of
> one of them and I will try and post it, ISTR that this list maynot allow
> pictures? The picture must have failed.
>
> I quess they need replacing? What causes this?
>
> Paul Dorsey 60 TR3
>
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<div>Thanks for the info. Can I send you a picture? Paul=C2=A0</div><div><b=
r><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, =
Sep 15, 2019 at 10:11 AM Tony Drews <<a href=3D"mailto:tony@tonydrews.co=
m">tony@tonydrews.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu=
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<p>Paul, some of the "competition grade" tappets have an oil =
drain
hole drilled as you describe.=C2=A0 They are fine as long as the
surface that rides against the camshaft isn't pitted or damaged i=
n
some way.=C2=A0 It does indicate that they are not original, or if
original that someone drilled oil drain holes in them...</p>
<p>Regards, Tony Drews<br>
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<div class=3D"m_-6854168344969578364moz-cite-prefix">On 9/15/2019 8:39 =
AM, Paul Dorsey
wrote:<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I had a chance this afternoon with my engine head
off to take my solid tappets out of my TR3 engine.=C2=A0 To my
bewilderment two of the eight solid lifters had holes in them,
both holes were about 1/8" or larger, and it looked as if they
were drilled into the tappet at an angle and they were in the
side of the lifter and about 1/2" from the bottom; I took a
picture of one of them and I will try and post it, ISTR that
this list maynot allow pictures?=C2=A0 The picture must have failed=
.<br>
<br>
I quess they need replacing?=C2=A0 What causes this?<br>
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<div>Paul Dorsey=C2=A0 60 TR3</div>
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