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• Re: replacing noisy lifter for 91 multivan
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 19:07:06 -0600
  ...3) Listen for noise from lifters. 4) Buy two new lifters and install them on #1, adjust them. Drive around the block several times...
• Re: fast german auto, motor rebuild/ parts ??
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 08:28:45 -0400
  ...My only concern was that when we initially started it, the lifters were apparently dry (even though we had spun the engine by hand...
• Re: Any advice on bleeding lifters (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 21:06:08 -0500
  ...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: replacing noisy lifter for 91 multivan
  Historical mailing list - Kun Chang
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 11:10:54 EST
  ...Now, what should I do about the spongy lifters? Now that the tapping noise is gone, does it mean that air in the lifter...
• Re: Loud clackety sound on start up?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:00:16 -0400
  ...If a lifter is noisy, check if you out the 2 max turn. Since i have been playing in VW Westy, i have seen...
• lifter chatter any concerns?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 20:37:32 -0400
  Hi folks, this spring, after over three months not running, I started my van and amazing no lifter chatter Now, after a recent oil...
• Re: clarify .006 on lifters
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 06:00:22 -0500
  Just re-read Boston Bob's lifter adjustment procedure. He says it's good to adjust to .006 on new engines, during assembly, etc...
• Valve adjustment suggestions and a question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:15:41 -0700
  ...To get a more accurate adjustment, I adjusted all except the soft lifter, (engine cold) put noisy lifter back to it's original setting...
• Re: VWC-022-109-309 - HYDRAULIC LIFTER from cip
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:37:52 -0800
  > > > I have a bad lifter that leaks down & start tapping tried adjusting > > > so I am going to get some new lifters > > > cip has a...
• Re: Vanagon engine noise - collapsed lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:00:30 -0600
  ...sounds like the normal noise of a waterboxer when the oil has drained from the lifters, allowing them to collapse. Run it a little...
• Any advice on bleeding lifters (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:59:40 -0500
  Bentley offers the usual rain dance for getting oil in the lifters. Mine have been sitting for months as I've slooooooowly rebuilt the...
• Re: I hear ya tappin
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 23:39:02 -0700
  Hi, The day after our holidays, one of the lifters start tapping very loudly. So loudly that the mechanics at my brothers' garage feared...
• Re: Loud clackety sound on start up?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:43:02 -0700
  Most likely your engine has a hydraulic lifter that constantly leaked out the oil over night. You said it takes 5 to 10 seconds...
• Re: 1.9L Engin Question
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Sat, 16 Dec 2000 12:12:42 +0000
  ...a sensor that detects whether a lifter is "knocking" A knock sensor detects cylinder "detonation" (a condition of the spark occurring to soon and...
• Re:sticky or noisy tappets (hyd)
  Historical mailing list - exit
  Sun, 28 Aug 94 01:14 CDT
  ...They inseerted hydraulic lifters, but kept the "mechanical" pushrods. Which are a different length. The engine went kaput. Anyway, I bled the lifters. First...
• Re: Replacing Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 08:40:23 -0500
  ...8 spring loaded tubes + 8 lifters = big $$$ (I'm guessing more > than $500) > > Tabe; Are these dealer prices? Bus Depot lists the lifters at...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 13:08:37 -0800
  Sitting for long periods often contributes to noisy lifters for a little while after you start it up. I have also seen very short...
• bent lifter again
  Historical mailing list - Tintman
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 09:44:21 -0600
  Ok i getting responces that say its not a lifter and if it was no big deal easy to replace??? Now i dont know...
• adjusting Hydraulic Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:44:33 -0400
  ...Need to adjust my lifters, 2.1 water cooled. Bentley, 15.29 doesn't say hot or cold just 2 turns clockwise after the...
• Re: noisy lifters
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:14:39 +0000
  Correct.  Vanagon engines need running.  Clanking lifters are the way it goes.  If you drive your Vanagon every week, you will never hear. On...
• Re: Lifter Update
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 09:08:57 -0400
  At 07:32 8/12/2000, (Donna Cassano) wrote: >against the lifter? Shouldn't the rocker assembly be firm at that point? >When we...
• Re: noisy lifter: Marvel mystery oil??
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:33:16 -0500
  Don Spence wrote: > I've been plagued with a noisy lifter for the last week or so. (though > I drive the westy infrequently) So...
• engine running cooler, or wishful thinking?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sun, 2 May 2004 20:16:49 -0700
  ...On the other lifter, the lifter piston appeared solidly stuck in one place. There was about 2 tablespoons of oil that drained from the...
• Re: Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters)
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 13:30:50 -0600
  ...Allot of crap came out of the pan, and the stuck ring situation was resolved and the clacking Maringa, of the lifter's ceased...
• Re: Noisy Lifter Solution, nothing great, just FYI
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 11:01:12 -0700
  ...It must be a > solvent that disolves the varnish and crud that collect in and on > the lifters.And somekind of lubricant too. Yep...
• Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 22 May 2000 10:17:57 -0400
  Could someone explain to me how the zero lash could give more power (lift?) than the stock adjustment setting? If the lifters are adjusted...
• Driving w/ noisy lifter??
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 21:30:39 -0400
  ...Can I drive the van a short distance with the racket? or should it not be driven at all if the lifter is clicking...
• Re: Valve adjustments
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Jun 95 16:18:53 EDT
  ...is there a minimum oil pressure necessary to operate hydraulic lifters? In other words why do lifters work at idle when pressure is only...
• Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Holland
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 13:11:51 -0700
  My 1990 Carat, with 85,000 miles, has a noisy lifter after sitting for a few days without being started. The oil and filter...
• Hydraulic lifter link
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:47:14 -0500
  ...Even includes mp3's of misadjusted lifter conditions. Wow! Now you really have something to be thankful for! http://www.ratwell.com/technical/HydraulicLifters...
• Re: noisy lifter: Marvel mystery oil??
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 13:05:46 -0700
  My 84 Westy also suffers from lifter clatter when the oil level is just a bit off the high mark or if the van...
• Re: Archives?
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 14:06:50 -0400
  ...Valve Cover Gaskets and Lifter adjustment? > > Thanks Matthew, > > Glad to hear that the lifter adjustment may be called for and not just a > couple...
• Lifter adjustment
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Aug 1998 21:00:41 -0700
  Thanks to all the listees who gave me advice on how to adjust the valve lifters. Its working great. Also: Saw a 87 Syncro...
• Clicking valves, my observations
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 10:06:45 EST
  Over the last nine years my transporter averaged about two lifter leak down events per year. The first time it happened I freaked, changed...
• Re: 87 Syncro - new engine/same problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Mar 1996 23:14:13 -0500
  ...Sometimes it takes forever for the lifters to pump up. However, you probably have a bad lifter. This is very common. Frequenr start/stops...
• Re: 139297.4 miles -> BOOM!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 15 Aug 94 20:59:45 CDT
  ...Loss in oil pressure, clanking sound from the right side >(possibly a collapsed hydraulic lifter under the valve cover?) ... >Or, possibly the engine sucked...
• Quieting noisy lifters (was: Head gasket leaking. Bummer)
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:23:33 -0500
  ...How about replacing the lifters themselves? One note, he used telescoping push rod tubes in the rebuild so I won't have to pull...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter noise ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:25:33 -0700
  Hi, I would say it's unlikely a spring inside a lifter is broken. get a good 'hydraulic lifter cleaner additive' and put some...
• Re: Loud clackety sound on start up?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:55:54 -0700
  --- Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA> wrote: > Since i have been playing in VW Westy, i have seen only one bad lifter, so > the average...
• Re: Lifter question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 12:06:16 -0500
  ...Lifter question > > > > I have a set of almost-new lifters that came out of a running 2.1. I am >> about to put them...
• Occasional Sticky Lifter 87GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Fri, 31 Jan 1997 17:01:12 -0600
  I am having an hydraulic lifter sticking on the 87GL once a month or so. I usually does this when cold but will also...
• Re: Just interesting observation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 19:54:31 -0500
  ...The valve lifter clatter is usually an intermittent problem due to a combination of lifter design, worn or sticking ball checks, and where the...
• Re: How much oil?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 26 May 2007 12:49:10 -0400
  ...I park them on a fairly level surface and my '84 7 passenger has no problems with the lifters leaking down. The '85 has...
• Heads replaced, starts and runs crappy. Two questions.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:30:35 -0500
  I put the new lifter in dry when I did the heads on my 2.1. It really runs crappy now... almost like there...
• Re: 84 Westy Hydaulic Lifter problem
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 20:03:38 -0800
  > I have been having problems with the hydraulic lifters loosing there > oil fill on my 84 westy 1.9 liter water cooled engine.The...
• Re: noisy lifters
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Apr 2026 20:49:10 +0000
  ...Has anyone replaced lifters on their Vanagon? I have one that is very noisy. -Mark '87 Syncro Westy
• lifter problem...
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 14:46:08 -0500
  Any hints on how to get a lifter to work again? I changed the oil and filter and got one of the two "tappers...
• Valve adjust "DONE"
  Historical mailing list - Dead Head
  Thu, 29 May 1997 21:06:47 -0700
  ...I discovered that it was the #4 ex valve lifter not pumping up.....Last night add a can of "Motor Flush" to the oil...
• Re: noisy lifters
  Historical mailing list - Melissa E. Mourkas
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 22:44:53 -0400
  I have heard noisy lifter(s) after the van has been sitting for a week or two or three. It goes away after about...
• hydrolic lifter adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Doug Mahone
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 19:44:27 -0500
  ...Will this be a problem? I thought maybe the pushrod tube might not be seated in the lifter correctly. I will check it with...
• Re: Hydraulic Valve Lifters
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Mar 1996 01:02:56 -0500
  ...You must wait 1/2 hour or so before starting engine to let lifters bleed down. It is normal for these lifters to ocaisionally...
• Re: Loud Tapping Sound
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 13:21:51 -0700
  If there's no noticable deterioration in performance it's probably lifters. How long is "never"? It can take more than half an hour...
• Re: Help! Engine Tapping Noise in Air Cooled Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 09:16:52 -0500
  I've been told and this is only un-proven rumor that tiny metal particles build up in your lifters and can't escape...
• Re: noisy hydraulic lifter? not going away with oil change, marvel mystery additive.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:32:07 -0700
  ...On 7/21/07, retro van <r3tr0v4n@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey all > > Used to have a periodically noisy lifter, would quiet down after a...
• Re: Vanagon engine noise - collapsed lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:38:38 -0500
  sounds like a lifter to me. does that smoke have a smell? is it cold there? could it be just water vapor? Edward On...
• Re: type 4 vs 1.9l cam followers
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 23 Apr 2006 21:20:53 -0400
  ...type 4 vs 1.9l cam followers > Hi all > got another goofy cross referance question > > does the type 4 lifters and 1.9L lifters...
• Re: Noisy Lifter - to replace or not?
  Historical mailing list - Danny Fuller
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 14:12:10 -0800
  ...it worked on my noisy lifter. Dan Fuller
• Clacky new(ish) lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 10:55:27 -0800
  One of the few persistent problems i've been having with my new engine is that one of the lifters just keeps tick-tick...
• Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:33:02 -0700
  ...As a precaution I replaced my lifter, easy enough job....got >>all I needed at Bus Depot. The collapsible push rid tube worked >>wonders...
• Re: lifter problem...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 13:32:05 -0700
  ...lifter problem... > Any hints on how to get a lifter to work again? > I changed the oil and filter and got one of the...