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valve lifter

American  

noun

Automotive, Machinery.
  1. (in an internal-combustion engine) a tappet that opens a valve when actuated by a camshaft.


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Clickety-click: it's in the valve or valve lifter.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cole starts Stanway's pickup, advises him that a bad valve lifter is his problem and suggests that an oil additive will probably get him over the 1,200 miles to Savanna.

From Time Magazine Archive

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