Quote Originally Posted by the ferret View Post
Not such a stupid question mate, you are asking because you don't know, now you will know.
Generally The tappet is the name given to the clearance between the top of the valve in the head "noisy tappets" and the underside of the rocker arm.
Buckets, I can only asume they mean the seals on the valves inside the valve spring, these help to prevent blow by from the cylinder.
Lifters are the things that follow the lumps on the camshaft and in turn, raise and lower the inlet and exhaust valves to coincide with the compression,combustion, exhaust and intake cycles of a 4 stroke engine, be it petrol or diesel.
Hope this helps you to understand what they are rabbiting on about, just say ""MMMMM" and nod from time to time.
Cheers, the ferret.
Ferret, I know you have a black belt, 10th dan in Mechology & that you're a Supreme Grand High Master in the Secret Society of Patrolology but your off the mark on what a bucket is. Buckets are those things in the corner of every mechanical shop. After the mech has finished fixing your donk & torques down the last bolt, any spare engine parts left over go in the bucket!

cheers,

PS Has that pretty french nurse managed to escape ferret castle, or you still got her locked up in the tower?