[sp_clark]

So I finally got back out to work on the golf cart. I found the problem. I've not ever heard of anyone describing the KF82 lifters like mine are, but what I found is that there is a little 'puck' with a nipple on it that sits on top of the lifter coming up out of the case. The nipple mates with a hole in the top of the lifter. Apparently, when the valve stuck, that puck dislodged from the lifter and was in the bottom of valve inspection area. Hence, the clearance between lifter and valve was like 1/4" or so....the thickness of the puck. I'm assuming you can buy these 'pucks' in different thicknesses to set proper valve clearance. I simply put the puck back where it belonged and ground the valve stem a bit to get the proper clearance. All is good again. Was a serious PITA to get the valve spring keepers back in place. Took a lot of time and patience!