GR translation: a hung-up tappet or two

[L E Bryan]

Under the bonnet means the engine. A tappet is a small lever that lifts a cam in the engine allowing valves in the engine to open or close. Hung-up means it isn’t working properly. This inevitably makes small noises at a very fast rate - hence chattering - as the happens many times a minute.

> On Dec 9, 2017, at 6:29 PM, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com> wrote:
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> V627.4-8, P639.19-23   Bottles roll clanking on the floor, under the bonnet a hung-up tappet or two chatters its story of discomfort. Wild mustard whips past down the center of the Autobahn, perfectly two-tone, just yellow and green, a fateful river seen only by the two kinds of rippling light. Roger sings to a girl in Cuxhaven who still carries Jessica’s name:
> 
> What does "hung-up" mean here?
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