I have to admit I lost patience with the valve lifter on my Electra-X once the tappet cover cracked around the lifter shaft and leaked oil quite badly, so I never tried the old style lever. Just fitted a plain tappet cover and winced everytime some unpleasant mechanical noise came up from the starter area. The decompressor option has worked just fine on the AVL project, I may even treat my Electra-X to one before the sprag finally gives up.
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