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• Re: Valve adjustment; Preliminary results.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 12 Jul 2003 19:16:13 -0400
  > There is a hole in the side of each lifter ................. law of > averages always puts one hole down when you park the van overnight...
• Re: Subject: Re: Hydraulic Lifter Week
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 12:27:28 -0700
  On 6/7/2005 11:52 AM Don Williams wrote: > Why would anyone want to have a week dedicated to hydraulic lifters? I > don...
• Re: Solid lifter conversion.
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 10 May 2003 09:30:15 -0400
  ...The reason for industry going to hydraulics inf > the first place was to eliminate some problems inherent with solid > lifters in production engines, i...
• Re: Lifter Tick at cold temperatures...
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 8 Nov 2001 17:47:47 -0500
  ...Lifter Tick at cold temperatures... > Oh boy oh boy...here we go! Yup...I also have a > lifter tick that is most evident at...
• AVP Engine - Noisy Lifter Update
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:43:39 -0700
  ...I mentioned that 1 or 2 lifters were noisy (pump up issue) at start up, even if it just sat overnight or a couple...
• Re: Solid lifter conversion.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 11 May 2003 11:44:26 -0700
  ...never run new lifters on and old cam, never run a new cam with old lifters. Stan Wilder On Sun, 11 May 2003 09...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 11:54:33 -0800
  ...It's best to drive at a decent speed until the lifters pump up, like on the freeway. It can take my '85 20...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:17:26 -0400
  ...engine running to account for the details of hydraulic lifters, thermal expansion, hydraulic lifters, and so on. dan On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 10...
• Engine noise?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 11:54:10 -0700
  ...Any ideas? Do hydraulic lifters make noise? By the way, briefly, how do hydraulic lifters work? Jerry P.S. Check out the background on...
• Re: Help! Engine Tapping Noise in Air Cooled Westy
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 15:47:29 -0500
  Dump a pint of Marvel Mystery oil in Pokey, drive it for awhile at highway speeds and the clacking lifter, will more than likely...
• Re: is my engine done?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 09:31:34 -0500
  Ben The van has been sitting for 2 months and you should expect to hear noisy lifters for the first 10 miles atleast. I...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Sun, 8 Sep 2024 13:12:45 -0400
  ...It will need to be replaced with a spring loaded type after replacing lifter. The CB ones are good. You can extract the lifter...
• Re: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 11:59:13 -0500
  The adjustment of the rockers with either hydraulic or solids lifters using a feeler gauge to set the lash is not always the best...
• Re: lifter noise?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:47:39 -0600
  ...that loosness befor it has been either of these three bad lifter,pushrod or a bent valve best to do a compression check on...
• Re: lifter's sticking, adjustment procedure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 10:26:21 -0600
  ...I don't bleed the lifters, I've never to my knowledge had air locked lifters. If the above procedure doesn't quieten your...
• Replacing Hydraulic Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Sun, 5 Jun 2005 13:45:10 -0600
  ...When I do start it up after a week of sitting, wow!, the lifters are really noisy. I posted a long story a while...
• Re: 90 vanagon Cam and lifter issue
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 14:38:14 -0500
  Stuart wrote: > > It is always risky to do this, since the bottom of a new lifter is > "Parkerized," i.e., hardened, and somewhat rough...
• Re: clarify .006 on lifters
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 23:40:27 -0600
  ...It seems to deal mostly with proper bleeding of lifters and adjusting them in new engines Reply: That procedure will not hurt any engine...
• Re: Simple Question (push rods)second time around
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 22:05:24 -0600
  ...Some say; Hydraulic cam with solid lifters are OK. Some say; Solid Lifter Cam with hydraulics OK. It's really just not a proper...
• Re: Why solid lifters: Performance...Why hydraulic lifters - Per...
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 14 May 2003 11:47:23 -0400
  ...Why solid lifters: Performance...Why hydraulic lifters - Per... > In a message dated 5/14/2003 8:51:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > vgonman@msn...
• Re: only 3 pistions are firing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 10:34:56 -0700
  ...While I don't know what this sounds like, it could be a stuck lifter. The engine sounds horrible until the lifter gets unstuck...
• Re: Did I adjust my valves/lifters right?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 07:56:33 -0500
  ...Did I adjust my valves/lifters right? > After a partial engine rebuild on my 1984 1.9L about 5,000 miles ago, I > decided...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sat, 21 Sep 2024 14:47:18 -0700
  ...I may have to replace one or two lifters. Though the engine generally sounds good and seems to have the usual power going up...
• Re: Engine won't rev up
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 16:38:51 -0600
  Forget the bad lifter bit as reported by the mechanic. That sounds exactly the WBX lifter syndrome. With one quart down, add a can...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Sat, 15 Aug 2015 12:37:46 -0400
  ...I used to have an issue with lifters bleeding down on the highway for a long time in one of my 1.9 Westies...
• Re: Febi Val Lifters!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 5 Jun 2016 16:17:37 -0700
  ...Where can I purchase eight Febi Valve Lifters - the ones with the > sturdy c-clip holding the parts together? I understand they are the...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 4 Feb 2013 06:29:40 -0500
  ...An oil change revealed the internals of the oil filter had collapsed.The lifter noise has not returned since. Ken On Sun, February 3...
• Re: Tapping sound
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 17:53:29 -0500
  When I had lifter noise last year on my 86 Syncro (after it was parked for a week or so), I was advised (by...
• Re: Vanagon engine noise - collapsed lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:53:07 -0800
  ...On 11/30/2011 10:38 AM, Edward Maglott wrote: > sounds like a lifter to me. does that smoke have a smell? is it...
• Re: Why are the lifters so hard?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 00:19:29 -0400
  ...Why are the lifters so hard? I must have done something when I was working on the engine, because the lifters got pumped up...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - chris smith
  Thu, 23 Dec 1999 00:23:35 -0600
  ...If you are (and possibly only if) you are dealing with hydraulic lifters. These should not be adjusted like a standard, read solid, lifter...
• Re: Why solid lifters: Performance...Why hydraulic lifters - Per...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 14 May 2003 20:13:43 -0400
  ...Why solid lifters: Performance...Why hydraulic lifters - Per... In a message dated 5/14/2003 8:51:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time, vgonman@msn...
• I have a dificult one (Very thecnical/Aircooled) NVCBBC
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 00:10:13 -0500
  ...know now that i have solid lifters (i know Vanagon lifter, i hope that Bus's hydro lifter are the same?????).... so like always...
• Hydr. lifters revisited '81
  Historical mailing list - Charles F. Webb
  Sat, 18 May 1996 16:29:37 +0000
  Well I thought everything was fine, since it sounded like the lifters pumped up and the motor ran fine, but now I have a...
• Re: Occasional Sticky Lifter 87GL
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sun, 2 Feb 1997 23:29:08 -0500 (EST)
  ...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: Valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 09:24:44 -0500
  Darrell Boehler wrote: > > Hi Bob, > Are you saying to allow 0.006 inch clearance with the lifter fully > expanded??? Just want to be sure...
• 78 to 83 engine parts.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 23:11:48 -0500
  Hey all, I'm in the process of doing the valves on Clementine, and am going to install hydraulic lifter's in her to...
• Re: vw solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 21:08:32 -0800
  ...Mobil 1 is ok, but I could detect some lifter noise returning after ~10-12k kms. With Amsoil 15w40 Marine & Diesel oil, I went...
• Help identifying engine, 77 bus
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Tue, 05 Dec 1995 11:19:44 -0500
  ...It's a 77, and it will be worth more to me if it has a T4 engine WITH hydraulic lifters (late 77 model...
• Re: "Engine flushing" How to?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Jul 1997 14:23:54 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I did it for 2 lifters that wouldn't pump up. I had tried another product by JB that you add to the oil...
• Re: Driving w/ noisy lifter??
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 05:23:54 -0500
  ...this evening, it started giving that > classic - no oil in the lifter - racket. I thought the noise should > go away after a few (5...
• Re: Tooooooooooooo ritch a startup...com on guys!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:39:50 -0400
  ...The whole idea of hydraulic lifters is to take >out critical adjustment. If lifters keep clacking, you have a valve >sticking in the guide...
• Re: noisy lifters
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:10:38 -0700
  ...Did it improve after running? In the case of my Vanagon, the noisy lifter will become quiet after driving for a bit. It helps...
• noisy lifters
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Sat, 28 Aug 1999 17:57:44 -0700
  another chapter in my new rebuilt engine story...two of the lifters were stuck, this after about 5k miles. have also experienced a headgasket...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 19:15:59 -0500
  Hi David, I've seen all the industry general guide lines about storing un-installed lifters in certain positions and pre-filling lifters by...
• Engine runs!
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 10:51:45 PDT
  ...So, I said, it could be lifters (they are hydraulic) though I've never heard them this loud before (of course, perhaps my ears...
• Re: Will loud lifters ruin my engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:17:42 -0600
  They loud lifters probably won't hurt your engine. I can't imagine how they would be good for it, but it doesn't...
• Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 09:29:31 -0500
  ...I don't think this relates to getting the lifters filled with crud but the material is certainly there. I've had occasion to...
• Hydraulic lifter wear/cleaning question
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:53:50 -0300
  Do hydraulic lifters wear out or do they just get dirty and not worth the labour cost to disassemble and clean? Mine have the...
• Re: valve adj.: lower compression, valvetrain noise remains
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 20 May 2012 13:50:55 -0400
  ...In other words, are lifters the problem or a symptom. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia May 19, 2012 o godz. 23:44 Dan...
• Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 11:36:06 -0700
  So, what does it mean if you have a lifter or two that are "soft?" I think a couple of mine are. Does this...
• Re: Valve adjustment advice
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 23:42:35 -0800
  ...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: Guess That Sound!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 20:34:42 -0400
  Sounds like a lifter that bleed down and is resisting pumping up. Probably a sticky ball valve. Allow engine to idle and warm up...
• Re: valve lash adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 05:34:09 -0500
  ...valve lash adjustment > > As I adjusted the valves for each cylinder a second time I could feel a > > difference in the lifter action as...
• Re: Zero valve settings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Apr 2015 08:41:44 -0400
  When you adjust the lifters properly you have to wait for them to bleed down. At some point start the engine and it may...
• Re: VWC-022-109-309 - HYDRAULIC LIFTER from cip
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 05:59:18 -0800
  > Still never heard much definitive debate about whether it is a good idea to > put new lifters onto what is probably a very high...
• Re: Valves?
  Historical mailing list - Rick
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:21:16 -0700
  ...No, you don't adjust your hydraulic lifters. If they get too noisy then perhaps there is some sort of dirt or obstruction to...
• Re: Engine Advice Needed-Valve lifters and adjusters.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 May 2014 08:40:16 -0400
  ...Let a piece jam in the slot in the lifter bore so it jams the lifter and the engine case is now good to...
• Inline 4 gas motor in a van at 52 degrees..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:20:19 -0700
  ...I've run about 35k miles since I got it as a done deal without any lifter problems. Mine is the 1.8liter from...
• '86 Valve job question - details
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:07:32 -0400
  Dave- Marshal is absolutely right...In particular on higher mileage Vanagon's like yours, a sticky lifter is quite likely. Here is how to...