Every now and again you come up against an odd one. A *really* odd one.

After I'd bought the GN250, I gave it a full service which included
setting the tappets, naturally, and I was getting a slight tick from the
top end.

It sounded exactly like a tappet that was fractionally too wide, though
oddly the noise didn't persist when you revved it hard, but I shrugged
and decided I'd look at it again when I got back from South America.

So this afternoon, I checked the tappets again to see if I'd got one
slightly out, but they all seemed OK. I reset them anyway, towards the
tighter end of the recommended clearance scale.

And damn me, the ticking seemed louder when I restarted it. Much
head-scratching and the odd swear-word.

It's sorted now: source of the noise traced. A virtual pint to anyone
who can guess what it was. A new one on me, certainly.


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"The Older Gentleman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1jcs7q7.rbo7w9m78zeiN%totallydeadmailbox@yaho o.co.uk...
> Every now and again you come up against an odd one. A *really* odd one.
>
> After I'd bought the GN250, I gave it a full service which included
> setting the tappets, naturally, and I was getting a slight tick from the
> top end.
>
> It sounded exactly like a tappet that was fractionally too wide, though
> oddly the noise didn't persist when you revved it hard, but I shrugged
> and decided I'd look at it again when I got back from South America.
>
> So this afternoon, I checked the tappets again to see if I'd got one
> slightly out, but they all seemed OK. I reset them anyway, towards the
> tighter end of the recommended clearance scale.
>
> And damn me, the ticking seemed louder when I restarted it. Much
> head-scratching and the odd swear-word.
>
> It's sorted now: source of the noise traced. A virtual pint to anyone
> who can guess what it was. A new one on me, certainly.

Crocodile?

In communiqué <1jcs7q7.rbo7w9m78zeiN%(E-Mail Removed) .uk>,
The Older Gentleman <(E-Mail Removed)> cast forth these
pearls of wisdom
>Every now and again you come up against an odd one. A *really* odd one.
>
>After I'd bought the GN250, I gave it a full service which included
>setting the tappets, naturally, and I was getting a slight tick from the
>top end.
>
>It sounded exactly like a tappet that was fractionally too wide, though
>oddly the noise didn't persist when you revved it hard, but I shrugged
>and decided I'd look at it again when I got back from South America.
>
>So this afternoon, I checked the tappets again to see if I'd got one
>slightly out, but they all seemed OK. I reset them anyway, towards the
>tighter end of the recommended clearance scale.
>
>And damn me, the ticking seemed louder when I restarted it. Much
>head-scratching and the odd swear-word.
>
>It's sorted now: source of the noise traced. A virtual pint to anyone
>who can guess what it was. A new one on me, certainly.
>
>

You've got a screw loose.

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platypus <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> "The Older Gentleman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:1jcs7q7.rbo7w9m78zeiN%totallydeadmailbox@yaho o.co.uk...
> > Every now and again you come up against an odd one. A *really* odd one.
> >
> > After I'd bought the GN250, I gave it a full service which included
> > setting the tappets, naturally, and I was getting a slight tick from the
> > top end.
> >
> > It sounded exactly like a tappet that was fractionally too wide, though
> > oddly the noise didn't persist when you revved it hard, but I shrugged
> > and decided I'd look at it again when I got back from South America.
> >
> > So this afternoon, I checked the tappets again to see if I'd got one
> > slightly out, but they all seemed OK. I reset them anyway, towards the
> > tighter end of the recommended clearance scale.
> >
> > And damn me, the ticking seemed louder when I restarted it. Much
> > head-scratching and the odd swear-word.
> >
> > It's sorted now: source of the noise traced. A virtual pint to anyone
> > who can guess what it was. A new one on me, certainly.
>
> Crocodile?
>
He's behind you!

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Pete Fisher <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> In communiqué <1jcs7q7.rbo7w9m78zeiN%(E-Mail Removed) .uk>,
> The Older Gentleman <(E-Mail Removed)> cast forth these
> pearls of wisdom
> >Every now and again you come up against an odd one. A *really* odd one.
> >
> >After I'd bought the GN250, I gave it a full service which included
> >setting the tappets, naturally, and I was getting a slight tick from the
> >top end.
> >
> >It sounded exactly like a tappet that was fractionally too wide, though
> >oddly the noise didn't persist when you revved it hard, but I shrugged
> >and decided I'd look at it again when I got back from South America.
> >
> >So this afternoon, I checked the tappets again to see if I'd got one
> >slightly out, but they all seemed OK. I reset them anyway, towards the
> >tighter end of the recommended clearance scale.
> >
> >And damn me, the ticking seemed louder when I restarted it. Much
> >head-scratching and the odd swear-word.
> >
> >It's sorted now: source of the noise traced. A virtual pint to anyone
> >who can guess what it was. A new one on me, certainly.
> >
> >
>
> You've got a screw loose.

I know I have, but what about the bike?


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In communiqué <1jcs8wr.1kagdtigaaeeuN%(E-Mail Removed) o.uk>,
The Older Gentleman <(E-Mail Removed)> cast forth these
pearls of wisdom
>Pete Fisher <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> In communiqué <1jcs7q7.rbo7w9m78zeiN%(E-Mail Removed) .uk>,
>> The Older Gentleman <(E-Mail Removed)> cast forth these
>> pearls of wisdom
>> >Every now and again you come up against an odd one. A *really* odd one.
>> >
>> >After I'd bought the GN250, I gave it a full service which included
>> >setting the tappets, naturally, and I was getting a slight tick from the
>> >top end.
>> >
>> >It sounded exactly like a tappet that was fractionally too wide, though
>> >oddly the noise didn't persist when you revved it hard, but I shrugged
>> >and decided I'd look at it again when I got back from South America.
>> >
>> >So this afternoon, I checked the tappets again to see if I'd got one
>> >slightly out, but they all seemed OK. I reset them anyway, towards the
>> >tighter end of the recommended clearance scale.
>> >
>> >And damn me, the ticking seemed louder when I restarted it. Much
>> >head-scratching and the odd swear-word.
>> >
>> >It's sorted now: source of the noise traced. A virtual pint to anyone
>> >who can guess what it was. A new one on me, certainly.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> You've got a screw loose.
>
>I know I have, but what about the bike?
>
>

OK , a long shot based on experience with a SO Talbot van engine.
Exhaust joint gasket (if there is one). On the Talbot it was a tiny blow
in the manifold gasket. Sounded just like a tappet at idle but drowned
by other noise at higher engine speeds.


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On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:15:49 +0000, The Older Gentleman escribió:

> Every now and again you come up against an odd one. A *really* odd one.
>
> After I'd bought the GN250, I gave it a full service which included
> setting the tappets, naturally, and I was getting a slight tick from the
> top end.
>
> It sounded exactly like a tappet that was fractionally too wide, though
> oddly the noise didn't persist when you revved it hard, but I shrugged
> and decided I'd look at it again when I got back from South America.
>
> So this afternoon, I checked the tappets again to see if I'd got one
> slightly out, but they all seemed OK. I reset them anyway, towards the
> tighter end of the recommended clearance scale.
>
> And damn me, the ticking seemed louder when I restarted it. Much
> head-scratching and the odd swear-word.
>
> It's sorted now: source of the noise traced. A virtual pint to anyone
> who can guess what it was. A new one on me, certainly.

Tappet too tight, piston hitting valve.

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Mark Olson <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Loose joint at the header pipe?

Good call, and I checked that myself, but no.


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Paul Carmichael <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:


> Tappet too tight, piston hitting valve.

<offended>

I'm not *that* much of a bodger.


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Pete Fisher <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> OK , a long shot based on experience with a SO Talbot van engine.
> Exhaust joint gasket (if there is one). On the Talbot it was a tiny blow
> in the manifold gasket. Sounded just like a tappet at idle but drowned
> by other noise at higher engine speeds.

Like Mark Olson, a bloody good call, and I know what you mean, but no,
it wasn't this. It was one of other things I checked, though.


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