Mike Cohee and I live in MD also. He's near Columbia and I'm in Crofton. I've searched high and low and can't find anyone even willing to discuss our cars. Mike had a gentleman who was capable but now refuses to work on them. He says it's too time consuming and he's too backed up. If this Lotus mechanic is still around I'd love to hear about it. I think we're on our own though. Like Dave T. says though, don't panic. Just pull the suspect valve cover and check it out. If you're really desperate, I might be persuaded to take a peek. I just did a tear-down and head gasket job on my engine so it's still fresh in my mind what's happening in there. Rich #5335 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "brucedduncan" <bduncan@xxxx> wrote: > My engine has been tapping recently at idle...and I have a sinking > suspicion its a rocker arm. I want to know if anyone on the list has > had any experience with shops in MD with this kind of work. I am > located in the Frederick area and work in Rockville (near DC). > > Thanks, > Bruce Duncan