valve lifter
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
Clickety-click: it's in the valve or valve lifter.
From Time Magazine Archive
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