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tappet settings

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2025 11:41 am
by dharrison
Hi ,can anyone tell me what the tappet settings should be for a 1938 500 cc red hunter ?
regards
DH

Re: tappet settings

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2025 5:20 pm
by paul.jameson
Original tappet settings are zero inlet and 2 thou exhaust so use these if you have the original steel pushrods and A6/664 camshaft. Zero on the inlet is obtained by having no clearance but still able to rotate the valve stem end cap with your fingers.

Re: tappet settings

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2025 6:53 pm
by dharrison
thanks Paul for the information.