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Time to address my valve / lifter rattle
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Time to address my valve / lifter rattle 2 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
Yes I know these engines are noisy. Not this noisy. This one wasn't liike this before I sucked the nut from my air cleaner into the front cylinder. I removed the front head and had it inspected. All appeared to be ok. I dropped the pushrods on assembly and possibly mixed them up. remember it was only the front two.
When I first tried to start it after reassembly it wouldn't start. I soon discovered I didn't have the pushrod in the exhaust side rockerarm.
I pulled the rocker arms again and got the pushrods back in place and she started and ran perfect. Now after it's warmed up the front/exhaust valve/pushrod makes a lot of noise. Ive changed oil and it didn't help. It has to be very warm before it happens.
I intend to buy 2 new lifters from Yamaha and gut them and put the new guts in the old lifter cases to match wear to the cams. I will buy new pushrods as well. Any other advice would be very welcome.
 
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