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• What if we combined the Lifter Week with Vanagon Names threads?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 8 Jun 2005 00:37:09 -0400
  What would we get -- names for lifters (ooh, 8 names instead of one!) or a week of Vanagon names? --tabe __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired...
• Re: Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 13:28:47 -0500
  ...It is just to get the lifters to pump full of oil before you adjust > them back down 1 turn (360 degrees) from 6...
• Re: adjusting Hydraulic Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 21:46:40 -0400
  ...heads or rockers off for a few days or when replacing lifters I have recommended the following. Set the valve lash to .006" (I...
• Re: New lifter Valve clearance
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 31 May 2005 10:08:06 -0400
  ...at first start, the lifter didn't pump properly (they always pump up pretty fast) and a pushrods went off slamming everywhere!! i was...
• Knocking engine? or hyd lifters? how to tell?
  Historical mailing list - james peters
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 12:15:48 PDT
  ...I took some advice from the list and replaced a couple of supposed bad lifters, I might have changed the wrong ones, because its...
• Re: replacing lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 21:37:43 -0400
  ...replacing lifters Hello everybody, i just wanted to see what kind of input i could get on this subject... the mechanic says the lifters...
• noisy hydraulic lifter? not going away with oil change, marvel mystery additive.
  Historical mailing list - retro van
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:17:10 -0700
  Hey all Used to have a periodically noisy lifter, would quiet down after a bit of driving. Now the rattle is more pronounced and...
• Re: knocking noise
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 13:37:15 -0800
  A more likely cause is your oil filter, but it could certainly be sticky lifters. With cheapo filters like the ones you get at...
• Re: noisy lifters
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron 96
  Tue, 7 Apr 2026 00:29:14 -0400
  ...experience is that a long pause in usage makes the valves/lifters noisy. > And it can take a good half hour or more, on...
• cam followers aka hydralic lifters
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 8 May 2003 08:04:06 -0700
  Does anyone have any experience with this brand of lifter? Looks like the guy has a few to sell? gary http://cgi.ebay.com...
• Re: Different Kind Of Valve Adjustment Question?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:34:52 -0700
  ...engine temp doesn't matter on adjusting hydrualic lifters. the biggest factor is whether each lifter is properly 'charged' with oil or not. When...
• Re: Ultimate engine conversion & noisy lifters
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:04:58 -0500
  ...He suggested lightly enlarging > the overhead oil feed line orifices of those specific lifters, for > additional flow. Each lifter had its own orifice. His...
• Re: lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 14:47:30 -0800
  ...Keep in mind that when you hear lifter noise, it is an indication of excessive clearance between the lifter and the push rod, which...
• Re: Occasional Sticky Lifter 87GL
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Fri, 31 Jan 1997 18:27:41 -0800
  ...Magee wrote: > > I am having an hydraulic lifter sticking on the 87GL once a month or so. > I usually does this when cold but...
• Re: Aircooled lifter noise (UPDATE)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 08:03:38 -0500
  ...considered optional marvel mistery oil is a good way to clean the engine and will help lifters that will not quiet down B.Bob
• Re: Lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 18:25:23 -0500
  VANAGON LIFTER SYNDROME!!!! This has been discussed a zillion times and is all in the archives. However, for newbies and anybody else that wants...
• re: EV piston Slap questions
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Mon, 3 Feb 1997 14:27:57 -0500 (EST)
  barwise@tuxedo.enet.dec.com writes: > That said, the noise we EVers are talking about is different than lifter or > manifold noise. What I...
• Re: Why don't I have noisy lifters?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 23:38:18 -0500
  ...Never had lifter leakdown in winter. Only in summer. Engine would cool down to quickly for the lifter leakdown to occur I would guess...
• Re: Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 15:04:53 -0800
  here's my total story with lifter nosie and MMO combo deal. :) I bought my van in San Diego about 500+ from where I...
• Re: 85 1.9 L Won't Start (Rebuilt Motor)
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 20:27:45 -1000
  ...Run it >like this for a little while (couple hours at least) until the lifters pump >up. Then readjust the lifters to One full...
• Re: valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Matt Faust
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 18:16:28 -0800
  ...Are my lifters shot or am I missing something? Thanks in Advance, Matt --- gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > For solid lifter there is...
• Re: Hydraulic lifter wear/cleaning question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:38:01 -0500
  I second that !!! I call for the question! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Allen Hill wrote: > On lifters I was taught two things: > First...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 12:19:15 -0500
  ...There are some that set up the lifters with no preload or some actual lash, (play). Last year I had 3 engines that were...
• Re: Valve adjustment; Preliminary results.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 12 Jul 2003 21:14:02 -0700
  ...As for that noise in the valve train, just tell him he's got air locked lifters. That'll keep him out of our...
• Re: clarify .006 on lifters
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 20:38:45 -0800
  Thanks to all who responded about the .006 on lifters. Mine are nice and quiet, the van has lots of power (OK, well, for...
• Re: Valves lifter knocking
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 02:06:45 -0500
  ...to me '85GL earlier in the year, which quited down me lifters after about 100 miles. Changed the oil, then, and have been going...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Week
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 17:30:49 -0400
  ...I would run the engine for a few seconds to pump up the lifters first. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Re: '81 Lifter? HYD LIFTERS IN GENERAL
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 31 Jul 1996 00:07:49 -0400
  ...Did it persist? My '78 has lifters that take up to 15 minutes to pump up if they've been sitting. A can of...
• Re: How much oil?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 26 May 2007 16:05:44 -0700
  ...I simply feel the lifter problem can cause more damage to my old engine than whatever can hurt it by topping it up to...
• Re: 52 degree Inline 4 hydraulic lifters leaking down
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:19:04 -0700
  ...100lb/in+ Conclusion: > high oil pressure forcing the lifters to hold the valves open, giving no > compression. ( Scott's initial suggestion!) Mechanics suggested cause...
• Post Headgasket-Job "Chuuuuk"
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 12:26:43 -0500
  ...As the pushrods were properly centered on the lifters I figured this tightness was due to that one lifter not draining as the others...
• Re: sticking lifter cure?
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 13:42:16 -0700
  ...Within 5 to 15 > minutes of normal running, the "abnormal ticking" noise goes > away, because the lifter re-fills with oil. I think the...
• Re: sticking lifter cure?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 07:22:01 -0500
  Andy, the ticking is the famous (infamous?) Vanagon Lifter Syndrome. 1) Cause: hydraulic lifter leakdown. 2) How it works: The lifter is fed oil...
• Re: Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters) and Trasco filters
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 19:12:08 -0500
  ...Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters) and Trasco filters > I talk to it but mostly it's words that are not postable on...
• Re: Bad valve? Lifter? Help!!! TICK TICK TICK!!
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 12:03:17 -0500
  ...As far as identifying the suspect lifter for fun- Bentley pg. 15.24 is a good indication. If you can squeeze the lifter by...
• Re: Hydraulic Valve Lifters
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 22:39:22 -0500
  ...If a lifter feels mushy, there is no oil in it or the check valve is bad or hung up. Note these lifters, as...
• Re: valve lash adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 19:15:44 -0400
  > As I adjusted the valves for each cylinder a second time I could feel a > difference in the lifter action as I made the...
• Re: clickin lifters
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 14:33:33 -0700
  ...clickin lifters Sometimes I think it depends on the position of the camshaft when you turn your motor off. -------------------- Clip ---------------------- If you had a...
• Re: 87 van 2.1 a/t w/no motor x 1 yr with intermittent wrap
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 10:17:40 -0500
  Jeff, It is lifter tap from the lifters bleeding down from sitting for a while. You could run the van more and it probably...
• Re: '87 has noisy lifter
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 May 1997 16:24:32 -0600
  ...Kathy >The 2.1l in my 87 syncro has a noisy lifter. When the vehicle sits for a few >days (I drive it about...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 4 Sep 2003 - Special issue (#2003-879)
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 5 Sep 2003 08:13:32 -0700
  ...replacing lifters Hello everybody, i just wanted to see what kind of input i could get on this subject... the mechanic says the lifters...
• Re: Two turns to set valves?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 21:02:39 -0800
  Hi, when a lifter is pumped up, it's pretty clear when the rocker screw touches the valve stem. That is the point at...
• Re: lifter chatter any concerns?
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Fri, 3 Jul 2015 14:58:32 -0400
  ...Maybe the difference is a worn lifter as opposed to a clogged or stuck one? -----Original Message----- From: Stuart MacMillan [mailto:stuartmacm@gmail.com...
• hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Andy
  Thu, 3 Feb 2000 23:45:49 -0800
  ...I tend to believe that my lifters adjustments are to tight. I adjusted each cylinder to TDC then adjusted each valve 1 and 1...
• Franz The '87 Westy Lives and Breathes!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 01:50:30 -0400
  ...The Westy had the left side lifters over pressurized. Tonight, on my first day of vacation, I jury rigged clamps and presses to push...
• Re: replacing noisy lifter for 91 multivan
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 11:19:34 -0800
  Marvel Mystery Oil didn't work for my noisy lifter. But 'Gunk' Valve Tappet Treatment does. I put the Gunk stuff in and take...
• Re: lifter leakdown (was oil change)
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 00:35:27 -0500
  I had lifter noise on my 87 Syncro Adventurewagen (recently sold) after it had sat for a few weeks. I drove it a mile...
• Re: replacing noisy lifter for 91 multivan
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 06:40:15 -0500
  ...replacing noisy lifter for 91 multivan > Here is how I do it. > 1) Adjust the valve lifters / rocker to 1 turn down from just...
• Re: Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 13:01:31 -0500
  ...The specified and proper and normal and correct and standard and usual procedure is to start with fully extended lifters (which is how they...
• Re: Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:38:54 -0800
  ...The specified and proper and normal and correct and standard and usual procedure is to start with fully extended lifters (which is how they...
• Re: Replacing Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 18:14:47 -0400
  ...Replacing Lifters On Jun 6, 2005, at 8:50 PM, tabe johnson wrote: > > > Cost: 8 spring loaded tubes + 8 lifters = big $$$ (I'm guessing...
• Re: noisy hydraulic lifter? not going away with oil change, marvel mystery additive.
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:46:02 -0700
  You will have to remove the pushrod tube in order to take the lifter out. This may sound easy but removing a pushrod tube...
• Re: What's the difference in Febi and Meyle lifters?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:21:50 -0500
  ...They also use a much beefier snap > ring to hold the lifter together. > > > Let me know if I can help you further, > Ken Wilford...
• Re: Any advice on bleeding lifters (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 22:58:48 -0700
  ...Any advice on bleeding lifters (2.1) >> >> >> Bentley offers the usual rain dance for getting oil in the lifters. Mine >>> have been sitting for...
• Re: do you have noisy lifters? Maybe I do???
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 22:16:47 -0700
  ...I've used Marvel Mystery Oil sometimes to clean the lifters. Sometimes I add half a quart MM oil, drive the vanagon a bit...
• sticky lifters
  Historical mailing list - Torun Madsen
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 19:47:36 -0500
  I have had a problem with a sticky lifter for about 2 weeks now. After a little search on the archives I found a...
• Re: hydrolic lifter adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 19:56:35 -0500
  ...I posted my inquiry to the list about hydraulic lifter adjustment and experienced typeIV rebuilders and long time owners suggested that I choose a...
• Priming hyd lifters
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 15:49:03 -0400
  ...I kept the lifters imersed in oil in baby food jars, carefully numbered until assembly time. Remember, if you pull out the old lifters...
• Push Rod, Broken, Lifter can't assemble, hydraulic (long)
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Fri, 25 Jul 1997 06:01:10 -0700
  ...Used a dental pick to pull lifter. First time to remove a lifter for me. A rather small object came out, hmmm. Tried again...
• Re: Vanagon advice needed
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 07:58:10 -0700
  If the "knock" is at 1/2 engine rpm (like 5/sec at idle) then it is likely to be a waek hydraulic lifter...