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• Re: valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 12:35:05 -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...
• updrading to Mobil 1
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 12:17:17 -0400
  ...The lifters have a non-return check ball that allows oil >> pressure in, but won't let it out. The lifters are basically a...
• [T2] 79 Bust - Engine salad surgery...
  Historical mailing list - Bob
  Fri, 16 Jun 1995 03:05:46 +0000
  ...After I put the rocker arm back on I noticed that I could compress the #1 exhaust lifter but not the intake lifter (by...
• Re: VWC-022-109-309 - HYDRAULIC LIFTER from cip
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:18:47 -0500
  ...Mike TC wrote: >>>>I have a bad lifter that leaks down & start tapping tried adjusting >>>>so I am going to get some new lifters...
• Re: lifter that doesn't stay pumped up?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Tue, 31 May 2005 19:37:15 -0700
  ...After about > 10 > >minutes of driving the clickety click comes up. > > > >Presumably, that lifter is not able to keep its > fill > >after it has...
• Re: 2.5 litre upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Dec 1995 19:46:07 -0500
  ...The cam and valve train is similar to the type 1 except for the lifters. In fact ratio rockers for a type 1 and...
• Valves/lifter adjustment; do not close fully?
  Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 09:52:54 EST
  ...glowing a dull orange? I would think they self adjust, but would trapped air in the lifters cause this behavior? [2.1L engine] Raul
• Re: sticking lifter cure?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 16:04:54 EDT
  In a message dated 9/1/03 1:34:49 PM, tp@WHSMITHNET.CO.UK writes: << replacing the offending lifter will solve the problem...
• Re: Bentley Publishing was 6 mils lash
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 15 May 2000 17:43:33 -0700
  ...valve lifter preload issue. This is what happened to me recently: After an upper engine rebuild on my 2.1 liter wbx. The work...
• Re: The New Vanagon Bentley Manual is Awesome!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 6 Mar 2012 21:34:12 -0800
  ...or CD-2...another hyd lifter cleaning addtive. Ken is talking about them being adjusted on the loose side.. even when the lifters are...
• Re: Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 12:36:48 -0700
  ...I should probably check my lifters now and see if they are still soft. Thanks, blake On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Terry Kay wrote...
• Two turns to set valves?
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 18:10:27 -0800
  ...Now that it has been running for a few days and the lifters got quiet, I'm setting them again to make sure they...
• Re: 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 22:55:09 -0600
  ...His solution was to run the lifters like solid lifters, i.e. .006 clearance cold. Please see Bob Donald's post for all the...
• lifters for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 18:33:44 -0800
  On my rebuild, i am pondering the potential lifter situation - hydraulic or old school mechanical. I'm getting ready to get a new cam...
• Re: A few "new" Engine Questions: (Oil Change interval - Lifter noise)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:51:17 -0500
  ...HydraulicLifters.html I would say for almost cetain it is the lifters I am hearing. I'll keep you all posted as to what...
• Re:noisey lifter
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd Perkins
  Sat, 10 May 1997 22:42:44 -0700
  I believe that ticking lifters are just one of the crosses that vanagon owners must bear. The majority opinion seems to indicate that such...
• hydrolic lifter adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 18:48:50 +0200
  Doug, check Bob�s article archive at www.bostonengine.com, he�s got a very insightful article regarding hydraulic lifter adjustment there, which particularly...
• Simple Question (push rods)second time around
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 18:15:12 -0800
  What problem would there be from using solid lifters and push-rods on a hydraulic cam. I built the engine thinking I had a...
• Re: lifter/valve noise a problem?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 13:52:32 -0300
  ...malcolm s Davidson wrote: > Not even sure this fuel injected beast has valves and lifters, but the > noise sounds like that... And it seems...
• Re: Lifter Noise
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 16:36:28 +1000
  I have found over the years, the best way I have avoided getting that annoying clacking sound of the lifters was to never start...
• Re: oil additive to clean engine
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 19 May 2011 22:14:21 -0400
  ...It will keep your engine cleaner and lifters will pump up more quickly, but expect no miracles. Try adjusting the lifters as well. Chris...
• Re: Valve confusion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:05:25 -0500
  You need to wait for the lifter to bleed down. After the engine starts, the lifters will adjust. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: valve adjustments and power (was reno van shop)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 18:57:36 -0500
  ...A piece of trash in the oil in the lifter, any number of things. There are a numbers of ways to attack the problem...
• Third cylinder lifter
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Sun, 23 May 2010 07:30:09 +0100
  ...Do we need a call similar to Hitler's " Deutscland erwache !" ( Germany awake! ) for USA? Lets analyse where the lifter of my Westy's...
• looking for parts!
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 18:12:25 -0800
  loss lifter on intake #1 then melted hole in #1 piston and on top of that lost a valve seat in exhaust of #1...
• Re: Knocking noise from lifters
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 16:35:52 +1100
  ...It happened on my engine even after it was rebuilt and new >lifters installed during the rebuild. There are several steps to take to...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Week
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 21:14:22 -0700
  ...Hydraulic Lifter Week > > > >Tabe, > > > >What oil are you running? The one time I ran regular dino oil (Castrol 20w50) I > >got terrible lifter noise...
• 2.1 WBX Push Rods. Make Sure They're Seated! Was: 2.1 wbx rocker, pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 19 May 2017 17:33:15 -0700
  ...I found that slightly turning each push rod helped ensure that it was seated in the lifter. Neil. On 5/16/17, Neil N...
• Re: Valve adjustment advice
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:28:49 -0500
  ...If you do get them too loose and they fall out of the cup in the lifter you have to be very careful to...
• Re: Interpretting Compression Values- 88GL?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Williams
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 12:28:49 -0700
  What are the updated lifter adjustments? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doktor Tim" <doktortim@ROCKISLAND.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003...
• Re: Boston Bob & Bentley, WOW.
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 16 May 2000 14:45:39 -0400
  Corvairs are the same way--horizontal lifters. We used to run a pint of ATF in the oil if the car was used infrequently...
• Did I adjust my valves/lifters right?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 20:22:11 -0800
  ...I first warmed up the engine a bit and checked that there was no lifter noise. 1) after bringing cylinder to TDC, loosened adjusting...
• Re: '85 1.9L Lifter Knocking
  Historical mailing list - Ron Semko
  Fri, 1 Dec 2000 07:34:00 -0500
  ...After sitting for a few >days one lifter would loose it's prime and go flat. On startup, it would >clatter like the very...
• Hello again and '91 lifter replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 14:03:24 -0400
  ...However, after not very long after the trip I began hearing what sounded like lifter clacking (like you hear at start up) which did...
• Rebuild jitters
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 12:33:05 -0700
  ...When I disassemble I plan on examining the pistons, heads, cylinders, pushrods, rods, lifters, rockers carefully. I am also entertaining the idea of taking...
• Re: Mixing Marvel and Redline?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 07:19:35 -0500
  Just letting the engine idle with or without the Marvel will allow the lifter to eventually pump up. The reality here is that you...
• Re: Valve adjustment; Preliminary results.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 12 Jul 2003 17:42:57 -0700
  ...What's the chance that *no* hole will fall in this range? Assuming the orientation of each lifter is independent of the others, it...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 21:15:52 -0700
  ...How does thicker oil pump up a lifter quicker in an icy cold engine? ORR told us: > If you Switch to a 10 or...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Lore Is True!
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 13:09:00 -0400
  ...Hydraulic Lifter Lore Is True! In a message dated 8/22/01 11:54:36 AM, Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM writes: << Boston...
• Re: She runs!!!!! Finally
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 18:08:56 -0500
  To answer the question about priming the lifters, stand them up straight submerged in engine oil. Take a sharp pick with a comfortable handle...
• Re: Replacing broken valve lifter?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:18:33 -0400
  ...Can the hydraulic valve lifter be broken if the >valve quiets down after 15 minutes of operation? I don't see how. And you...
• Re: ATF treatment for stuck lifters/85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 16:21:54 -0400
  ...prove useful, and > diagnosed (perhaps properly??) that it was a stuck lifter.Anyway I > tried a previously recommended ATF infusion and the noise magically...
• Hyd. lifter suggestion
  Historical mailing list - Dan Johnston
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 21:01:55 -0400
  Just put new lifters in my '80 westie. found it very easy to take the retaining spring our, remove the top piston and pour...
• Re: replacing noisy lifter for 91 multivan
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 10:19:23 -0600
  ...Now, what should I do about the spongy lifters? --------------------- Clip -------------------------- Standard procedure for this is to step back: Say "Whew! Slipped by again." and...
• Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 19:45:49 -0400
  Yeah, sounds like a lifter that has leaked down. I am sure you have been told here to just let the van run for...
• Re: I hear ya tappin
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 23:43:18 -0400
  ...We could clearly see which > lifter was not working properly. We kept cranking it for a few turns and it > seems that the lifter...
• Re: 87 van 2.1 a/t w/no motor x 1 yr with intermittent wrap
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 12:36:14 -0600
  It's a lifter leaking down and you are not running it long enough it hot enough and log enough for the lifter to...
• Re: ATF for hyd. valves
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Tue, 20 Sep 94 12:20:36 PDT
  ...I need to try this to save big-time > expense! > Thanks. > I assume you're referring to sticky lifters (plungers)..... ATF is an old...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:28:54 -0800
  ...At least it's only one lifter that leaks down, so it doesn't happen all the time, only when that lifter is at...
• Re: Vanagon engine noise - collapsed lifter?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:04:05 -0600
  Collapsed lifter syndrome. Not to worry. Drive it a bit and it will pump up. A few that help to keep it from happening...
• Re: Valves lifter knocking
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Mon, 11 Jan 1999 19:36:38 -0600
  ...Is there any solution to prevent that? how can I >fill the lifter again? just by starting the engine? If I do that a...
• Re: lifter question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Tue, 27 May 2008 20:43:29 -0700
  ...could be a really bad lifter, could be a mis-adjusted rocker arm screw. and .........have only seen this once, and you'd think...
• Re: Bob Hooverisms
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Nov 1996 23:39:49 -0500
  In a message dated 96-11-08 05:09:10 EST, mholser@adobe.com (Malcolm Holser) writes: << Lifters are ground flat on the cam...
• Valve adjust??
  Historical mailing list - Dead Head
  Tue, 28 May 1996 22:24:43 -0700
  ...discovered that the #4 ex valve lifter does not pump up.....Oooops!!!! will try the using adding AFT to the oil and running until...
• Re: FS Type IV High Lift cam, lifters, push rods.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 21:06:26 -0600
  ...FS Type IV High Lift cam, lifters, push rods. > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > >For sale Weber Solid Lifter Camshaft .297 lift, unknown > duration...
• Re: lifter leakdown (was oil change)
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 21:44:00 -0400
  Hi David I have the same problem with my Westy 87 (lifter noise). If I turn around my Westy for a short time, I...
• Re: Clicking valves, my observations
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 19:09:39 -0500
  ...Clicking valves, my observations > Over the last nine years my transporter averaged about two lifter > leak down events per year. The first time it...
• Re: sticking lifter cure?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 10:26:09 -0400
  on 8/29/03 8:22 AM, John Rodgers at j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET wrote: > Andy, the ticking is the famous (infamous?) Vanagon Lifter...
• Febi Val Lifters!
  Historical mailing list - Wrenold Williams
  Sun, 5 Jun 2016 15:46:21 -0400
  ...Where can I purchase eight Febi Valve Lifters - the ones with the sturdy c-clip holding the parts together? I understand they are the...
• chronic valve tapping
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 21:48:12 -0400
  ...I don't think a lifter should be going flat every week. Is this indicative of something wrong? Bradley Flubacher State College, PA