noisy tappets/ valve clearance

What engine??
Are you measuring clearances when engine is hot or cold?
Are you reliably measuring from the base circle of the cam? (ie double checking measurements)
Is it all of the "tappets"/"followers" making the noise or just one or two?
Which oil are you using?
How old is the oil?
What valve springs are you using?
Are you getting plenty of oil onto the cam and the "tappets"
What condition are the "tappets" in?
Are you using oil additives?
 
My experiences with cams approaching, and over 0.5" lift, is that there is inevitably increased "tappets" noise (but depending on profile). Simply everything is working harder (and wear out faster) because of the increased lift.
 

Hi Wade, I have a Clive cams regrind in my pinto and it's pretty noisy. I didn't replace the followers at the time as it was just a budget freshen up until I can get the funds together for a decent build. Valve clearance specs for in/ex are 10 thou. I set them cold and on start up it sounded like a tractor. Reset them hot and no change. I have since set them at 8 thou for a marginal improvement. I've done about 4000km and it hasn't changed, better or worse. I'd say the the most likely cause is the reprofiled cam running on used followers as everything is set up right. I will be replacing it all with a decent cam kit to solve the problem. I can't hear it over the rattle from my aftermarket quick shift anyway.

I spoke to clive cams and they suggested i bring them up to .008 on inlet and exhaust did that tonight but no change :/

Seemed to have had a minor win. After adjusting them to .008 made no difference i noticed that both cam lobes on number 4 had looked like they had worn a little more than the rest so i changed the followers and upon inspection they seemed like they had a uneven surface so after changing them it is much quiter not 100% but an improvment

Are there any hydraulic lifters that would work better.???
 
Does this mean even a small cam grind on a 2.0L Pinto stuffs the angles up.???
 
Causing excess wear.???

A radiator shroud does help a lot with directing air flow. From previous threads on the rocker gear everything has to be spot on, the position of the arms on the rocker posts, rocker angles, spring  height and  seat pressure. I was thinking about a different cam when first putting my engine together- my brother had gone to a huge amount of effort to have the geometry set spot on and asked me not to change the cam because of the amount of work involved in re-aligning it. The only change I made was to fit dual valve springs and he rechecked the spring height and seat pressure to make sure it was ok before fitting the head.
Cheers,
Len

Gdub
Rocker angles are critical on Pinto's.  It is possible that the clearances are set right but they will still rattle and also wear out the cam and followers faster if they havent been set up right

Is this something the Average Bear can do,??  ... From Where may the "how to do Manual" be Sourced, it's not likely to be Single A4 Sheet.!!!