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VWCOA Autoist want ads ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 08 Jun 95 12:14:09 CDT
...prefer one with hydraulic lifters if possible, but this is not mandatory. ok if engine requires overhaul, but must be complete. state location and...
WESTFALIA ADVICE NEEDED!
Historical mailing list - Kramer, James
Wed, 01 Feb 95 14:26:00 EST
...is the "best" engine to look for? I've been told hydraulic lifters are a real blessing - when did they first appear? Thanks to...
Re: Question about HAMMERING, new 1.9l NA motor, today
Historical mailing list - Bryan Belman
Wed, 5 Sep 2001 18:29:30 -0700
Hi all, today I got my Overland 1.9l NA block with 1.6l hydraulic head running. I am using my stock 1.6l...
Re: vw industrial aircooled motors (was: Re: better blog, good vehicle on ice (LVC)
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:26:36 -0500
...replacement engine for all water-cooled VW powered Zambonis is the hydraulic lifter carbed 1.8 engine I visited the factory a few years...
Re: more idle issues revisited
Historical mailing list - -------------
Wed, 17 May 2006 07:37:17 -0400
...Dennis Haynes wrote: >No No No! > >First, if you suspect an engine problem, compression and leak down test. >With hydraulic lifters, the valves only...
Re: Aircooled lifter noise
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 26 Jan 2002 12:42:43 -0600
...Sometimes crud fouls the hydraulic > lifters. > I wrote a LENGTHY description of how to do this back in 1998 or > thereabouts, and I am...
Re: need I -4 stuff
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Thu, 12 Jul 2001 00:25:58 EDT
...I found that the cam followers/hydraulic lifters are significantly larger than the VW equivalent, although the same part number is given as the...
DAS BOOT HAS ENGINE RUNNING!!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
Wed, 17 Feb 1999 21:02:07 -0600
...She fired no problem!!! But that irritating valve noise was extremely loud, I suppose from hydraulic lifters that had drained down with the engine...
Re: Grey oily spots on rear hatch
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:43:00 -0600
...and if it's stock 82 it's not hydraulic lifters...though someone could have put a hyd lifter engine in.. it's easy...
FS: '85 GL Iowa
Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:45:00 -0700
...Except for the engine leaking coolant in sub freezing temperatures, the engine is in good shape--occasional hydraulic lifter tick if i haven't...
Re: 2.1 WBX Valve Adjustment
Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
Tue, 23 May 2017 23:22:19 -0700
...The engineering for hydraulic lifters is to reduce noise, maintenance, consistent valve operation. They should never be touched until a true repair is needed...
Re: Vanagon woes!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 1 Nov 2009 22:14:31 -0600
...All vanagons with the 2.1L WBX engine - which you probably have - all have hydraulic lifters and they periodically will leak down. They do...
Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:16:07 -0600
...If the clattering occurs when you start the van then goes away one or more of hydraulic lifters are collapsing. As long as the...
Re: Newbie - Getting Ready for Cross Country Trip
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 4 Apr 2008 08:34:10 -0500
...That is what hydraulic lifters are all about. Frequnet oil changes are a good idea to get any rebuild dirt and debris out. Since...
Re: Changing the engine oil
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Sun, 10 May 1998 23:26:05 -0400
...differently and prefilling the center port is not possible and can hydraulicly LOCK the filter resulting in absolutely no oil pressure and no way...
Oil filter thingy: slow oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 14 Dec 1999 06:55:46 -0500
...Either way, the little knock you are hearing is most likely one or more of your hydraulic valve lifters, which drained their oil, and...
Diesel conversion
Historical mailing list - Dave Rogers
Tue, 3 Aug 2004 22:11:25 -0700
...I wasn't terribly impressed with the early type lV engines but when the 2000 cc engines came out & had hydraulic lifters I thought...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 May 2012 19:42:06 -0700
...off to relieve >>>>>> pressure on the springs and hydraulic lifters. Check for collapsed or >>>>>> spongy lifters. >>>>>> >>>>>> Ken >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 4:11...
Re: Bug tune up - No vanagon
Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
Thu, 24 Feb 2000 17:01:38 -0800
...I don't know if it has hydraulic lifters that year, but if it doesn't you will need to adjust the valves every...
Re: Oil Pressure Advice
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:45:26 -0700
...I talked with a few folks and told be that the hydraulic lifters need the lubrication and will stiffen or plug up with thicker...
For sale: 1985 GL Weekender, 1983 Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Rio Rafael
Wed, 24 Jul 2002 09:31:22 -0700
...heads New pistons, cylinders, rings New rod, main, cam bearings New hydraulic lifters New Sachs clutch, pressure plate, throwout bearing New thermostat New cap...
Re: Can this do that?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sun, 22 May 2011 21:46:31 -0400
...Couldn't hold a idle, rattled like drained down > hydraulic lifters. Shut it off, check oil level. Still below the > dipstick, added more, restarted...
Re: VW-'71 BUS and '80? BUS-INTERSPECIES TRANSPLANTS OF EQUIPMENT
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Apr 95 18:52:46 EDT
...as the core could be worth a few hundred especially if hydraulic lifter. The injection parts of course might be worth something to somebody...
Marvel Mystery oil... Should I add it to oil or gas tank (Was: Help! Engine Tapping Noise in Air Cooled Westy)
Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
Sun, 15 Jul 2001 10:15:39 -0700
...Thanks, Chris On Sat, 14 July 2001, Zoltan wrote: > > It sounds like your hydraulic lifters need to be pumped up better. We use a...
Re: vw industrial aircooled motors (was: Re: better blog, good vehicle on ice (LVC)
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:51:17 -0600
...replacement engine for all water-cooled VW powered Zambonis is the >hydraulic lifter carbed 1.8 engine >I visited the factory a few years...
Re: Van tour- any caveats? (hahahaha)
Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
Thu, 12 Mar 1998 11:29:02 -0800
...Duh, flushing is no good with hydraulic lifters. Thanks for the Slick 50 warnings, too. One thing I failed to mention in my first...
Re: begging expert advice
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 21 Jul 1998 22:44:45 -0400
...It sounded >extra loud at first- then got better, due I have read on the vanagon page >to leaking hydraulic lifters (the seller told...
Re: Grey oily spots on rear hatch
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:01:55 -0800
...and if it's stock 82 it's not hydraulic lifters...though someone could have put a hyd lifter engine in.. it's easy...
Re: How do I remove valve covers in 90 Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Sat, 31 Oct 1998 07:41:44 -0500
...run your engine for 10 mins and see if it makes a lot less noise.....those hyd lifters always get clogged and need cleaning...
hands-on report...
Historical mailing list - Grungy
Tue, 17 May 2005 16:24:45 -0500
...Not the sharp !clack! of a hydraulic lifter that's clogged. It sounds "inside", if that means anything to you. The brakes have a...
Re: semi-sorta-somewhat related to oil and viscosity and such ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 2 Jun 2004 16:40:58 -0500
...then came hydraulic valve lifters. we didn't have to adjust valves on a regular schedule now. so we quit crawling around under the...
Re: Timing tips for Idiots
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:35:39 -0700
...adjusting valves is the same as finding TDC for inserting distributor. (although your engine may have hydraulic lifters so valve adjustment is not necessary).
Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:42:46 -0700
...I'll go over my method on adjusting hydraulic valve lifters if you want. Scott -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
Re: Ideal oil filter by-pass pressure/oil filters
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:19:30 -0400
...Early VW inline engines with non hydraulic lifters had normal pressures even when hot of 90 psi. A bypass differential of 30 psi would...
Re: Grey oily spots on rear hatch
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:31:10 -0500
...and if it's >stock 82 it's not hydraulic lifters...though someone could have put >a hyd lifter engine in.. it's easy...
Re: 81' New Owner To Do
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 18 May 2004 23:17:11 -0500
...your dipstick. #6) adjusting your lifters: (this section applies only to hydraulic lifters and stock VW camshafts) Lifter adjustment should be done on a...
Re: 90+ Fox engine @ 54 degrees
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Wed, 25 Sep 2002 23:32:41 -0700
...front of > the vehicle. > > Another thing is to make sure your hydraulic lifters are in excellent shape > as they tend to fail when laid...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 May 2012 19:28:50 -0700
...off to relieve >>>>>> pressure on the springs and hydraulic lifters. Check for collapsed or >>>>>> spongy lifters. >>>>>> >>>>>> Ken >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 4:11...
Re: 73 Westy into California...how hard?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 3 Feb 95 10:56:29 PST
...The other reason was the horsepower of the 2000 and the hydraulic lifters. Well, there's a third reason. I could head a rod...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 15 May 2012 19:46:26 -0700
...off to relieve >>>>>> pressure on the springs and hydraulic lifters. Check for collapsed or >>>>>> spongy lifters. >>>>>> >>>>>> Ken >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 4:11...
Re: Grey oily spots on rear hatch
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:46:15 -0600
...and if it's stock 82 it's not hydraulic lifters...though someone could have put a hyd lifter engine in.. it's easy...
message for stan
Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
Tue, 14 May 2002 09:15:37 -0600
...your dipstick. #6) adjusting your lifters: (this section applies only to hydraulic lifters and stock VW camshafts) Lifter adjustment should be done on a...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Tue, 15 May 2012 20:18:05 -0700
...off to >>>>>>> relieve >>>>>>> pressure on the springs and hydraulic lifters. Check for collapsed or >>>>>>> spongy lifters. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ken >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 4:11...
Re: Which fluids are best?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 9 May 1996 18:56:22 -0500
...Never Quaker State IMHO in any VW, all VW hydraulic lifters I have ever ran Quaker State in have clattered mercilessly, FWD and bus...
Re: Air-cooled Vanagon history
Historical mailing list
Sat, 6 Jan 2001 13:44:12 EST
...78 was the first year for the hydraulic lifters, and the last year for the non-emission exhaust. but it still has no heat...
Re: Engine fire... again!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 16 May 2008 12:57:03 -0700
...I think the later engines 99 and beyond.....they cut corners - like adjustable valves instead of hydraulic lifters, And I have read that late...
Parts, Case Codes, head studs/nuts
Historical mailing list
Tue, 7 May 1996 09:55:47 -0700
...carb & distributor, extractor exhaust? I did have it built with GM hydraulic lifters (and it clatters a bit, then quiets, if started after a...
Re: What's wrong with my 1.9 WBX engine?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 31 May 2010 21:16:35 -0400
...A few times one or more of hydraulic lifters would collapse and make clapping noise. They would recover if continued driving for a a...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 May 2012 20:47:52 -0700
...off to >>>>>>>> relieve >>>>>>>> pressure on the springs and hydraulic lifters. Check for collapsed or >>>>>>>> spongy lifters. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ken >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 4:11...
Re: FS: '85 GL Iowa
Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:36:00 -0400
...Except > for > the engine leaking coolant in sub freezing temperatures, the engine is in > good shape--occasional hydraulic lifter tick if i haven't...
belts, belts, belts & new motor update
Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
Tue, 1 Nov 1994 11:29:07 -0500
...3) The hydraulic lifters took an agonizingly long time to pump up the first time I fired the engine up - no problems since. 4...
Re: Air vs. Water
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:35:43 -0500
...The newer beetles that I saw had upright cooling, hydraulic lifters, fuel injection, alternators etc.,, can't remember the displacement. When first opening the...
Re: Ran out of gas & now won't run
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:38:43 -0500
...your dipstick. #6) adjusting your lifters: (this section applies only to hydraulic lifters and stock VW camshafts) Lifter adjustment should be done on a...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 May 2012 23:44:05 -0700
...off to relieve >>>>>>> pressure on the springs and hydraulic lifters. Check for collapsed or >>>>>>> spongy lifters. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ken >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 4:11...
Re: expensive-sounding clacking noise, happy birthday to me
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 7 Apr 2009 07:06:53 -0400
...engines VW made in this time period had problems with the hydraulic lifters bleeding down when sitting. Sometimes it is worse if the van...
Fw: Re: Van tour- any caveats? (hahahaha)
Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:33:35 -0800
...Duh, flushing is no good >with hydraulic lifters. Thanks for the Slick 50 warnings, too. > >One thing I failed to mention in my first...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 15 May 2012 19:48:14 -0700
...off to relieve >>>>>>> pressure on the springs and hydraulic lifters. Check for collapsed or >>>>>>> spongy lifters. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ken >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 4:11...
pushrod tube fix
Historical mailing list
Thu, 22 May 1997 11:29:37 -0300 (ADT)
...There is no adjustment of the hydraulic valve lifters BTW (hasn't been since 1978). I hope this mechanic is experienced in wasserboxers??? If...
Head leak x 2
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sun, 5 Mar 2000 15:21:50 -0700
...box full of old gaskets, seals, one bent push rod, eight hydraulic lifters, plugs, etc. and four head gaskets, two only used for half...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Tue, 15 May 2012 22:40:51 -0400
...off to relieve >>>>>>> pressure on the springs and hydraulic lifters. Check for collapsed or >>>>>>> spongy lifters. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ken >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 4:11...