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• Re: W/B engine speed max.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 20:08:22 +0000
  ...Anyway, the van did great, but upon returning, the next day the lifters starting making lots of noise when cold which they have not...
• Re: Loud clanking sound from exhaust - pushrod unseated?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 14:36:54 -0700
  ...It's not the tick from > > lifters. It is considerably louder. There definitely seems like > > metal is rattling around. It appeared to sound like...
• Re: Boston Bob,s updated web site
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 8 Nov 2001 09:36:22 -0500
  ...Preloading lifters is risky at best and I tell my customers that they preload the lifters at there own risk. Bob Donalds http://www...
• Re: Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 1 May 2005 17:18:10 -0500
  ...Jim On Sep 4, 2004, at 3:11 PM, Jerry Holland wrote: > My 1990 Carat, with 85,000 miles, has a noisy lifter after...
• Re: lifter noise?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:50:27 -0700
  Hey Susie, If the van wasn't making the noise prior to the exhaust work, its most likely that your lifter has simply collapsed...
• Re: New owner of 91 Westy -- sticky valve
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 17:55:57 -0500
  ...you do the adjusting? Is it to pump up the lifters? ------------------------------------ Give stuck lifters a chance to start using their internal spring again. Stan...
• Re: squishy rocker arm? / adjusting hydro valves
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Tue, 1 Aug 2006 22:17:52 -0700
  ...When this happens, you should run the engine with a 0.006" clearance on that lifter for 10-15 minutes then re-attempt a...
• Re: Loud Tapping Sound
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 18:29:28 -0600
  Hi Mark, It sounds to me like your lifter. Since I'm not there, I can't hear it to be sure. Anyway, when...
• Re: Tapping Noise from engine with unknown history
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 14:42:10 -0400
  Hello, it sounds like a top end problem.Most likely the lifters that vanagons are so famous for.They will leak down in a...
• Re: Dangers of Ebay Adventures
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 11:36:20 -0700
  ...Valve Lifter Noise Patti, that describes a common situation with the VW Waterboxer engines (and a lot of others in the world). Part of...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters, now emissions indicator lights.
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 14:18:49 -0500
  All I think of is Charlie Brown every time Mcneely says "good grief". Guess I'm getting old. What were we talking about?
• Re: Metal shavings under valve covers 2
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Mon, 9 Mar 1998 17:36:33 EST
  Also, before you pull the heads, check your lifters and pushrods. They could have went south and you can replace them without pulling the...
• Re: Noisy Lifter - to replace or not?
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 01:55:44 EST
  Any list concensus on this vaulve medic? Sounds good but has anyone used it for long period of time say 5k or more? Thanks...
• Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:39:06 -0400
  ...lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update) > > >>> Hi again >>> can a lifter or lifters over charge or open valves to much to...
• Re: CA smog situation 84 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:42:48 -0400
  ...The sudden excess clearance could be caused by a push rod that was not properly seated in the lifter, the lifter broke or the...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 15 Aug 2015 21:34:38 -0700
  ...It clattered like mad until I > > slowed down to below 60 and lifters pumped up. It could have been > > related to oil temp shooting...
• Re: Valve adjust after head job
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Wed, 2 Oct 2013 14:07:18 -0700
  ...The lifters seem firm, pushrods are straight. >> >> Now what? >> >> Set to tdc #1 and adjust valves in just until contacting? Then turn main >> pulley...
• Re: Just interesting observation & More Questions
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 12:55:48 -0600
  ...cam-lifter, lifter-pushrod, pushrod-rocker ball, and rocker tip-valve stem. The ball jointed ends of the pushrods probably make the least noise...
• Re: I hear ya tappin
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 08:14:11 -0400
  Sticky lifter...no big deal. Here is a repost of a cure I posted last week: Warm up motor by driving. Drain engine oil...
• Re: loud clacking fm engine!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 07:34:56 EDT
  ...The design of the engine allows the lifters to drain dry while sitting for extended periods of time. If the lifer pumps back up...
• Hydraulic Valve adjustment - when is "contact"?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sat, 2 Apr 2005 00:45:24 -0500
  ...Even pushing lightly, I'm compressing the lifter a bit I think. Do I just have to guess at it, then wait till I...
• Re: '86 Valve job question - details
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:49:15 -0500
  ...Could it not be just noisy valve lifters? Many people suggest the addition of Marvel Mystery Oil, to reduce that sound, and pump up...
• Re: was: Valve Adjustment NOW: Hydraulic
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 09:09:43 -0700
  This is of course only very nearly correct as Vanagons with diesel engines came with non-hydraulic lifters. These are not great in number...
• Re: Won't Start after Heads Back On!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 09:45:54 EST
  ...When lifters aren't yet pumped up run the engine with no preload on the valves until they pump up.) A compression test would...
• Oil
  Historical mailing list - Ron Sinnen
  Mon, 18 Jul 1994 21:19:14 -700 (PDT)
  ...I used to run straight 30 in my '85 GTI, until a mechanic suggested switching to 20W-50 to cure a noisy lifter. It...
• Re: Translating
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 11:20:07 -0500
  Off the top of my head the first means "cylinder" and the second means either "connecting rod" or "pushrod" (as in valve lifter.) Where...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 17:43:02 -0800
  ...Noisy Valve lifters >> >> >> >> That sounds like a lot of Marvel Mystery Oil to me..a whole qt. >> I don't think I ever use...
• RE:Roadtrip ends w/ BANG! Clatter..clatter....(+ 2 questions)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 13:29:15
  ...GD." This is 2 liter with solid lifters ('76/77). "GE" would be 2 liter hydraulic lifters ('78/79). >2. There is a mystery...
• Re: Any advice on bleeding lifters (2.1)-MMO
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 7 Aug 2008 09:34:01 +0000
  ...A few months ago I had a lifter that would bleed down if I let my Westy sit for a few days. It would...
• Re: Remove, rebuild or remove and replace with a used engine.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:42:20 -0600
  Ordinarily lifters can be removed and replaced fairly easily. But if you have one that is damaged it in turn could have damaged the...
• Re: Third cylinder lifter
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 23 May 2010 07:15:31 -0700
  ...Do we need a call similar to Hitler's " >> Deutscland erwache !" ( Germany awake! ) for USA? Lets analyse where >> the lifter of my Westy's...
• Noisy Lifters on new Heads (86Westy)?
  Historical mailing list - Vance
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 19:30:38 +0000
  ...The dealership looked at it and then readjusted the lifters and replaced the ones on the driver's side. The noise is still there...
• '88 engine knock diagnosis: Thanks, but there is more
  Historical mailing list - Eric
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:55:07 -0400
  ...Thank you all for the great input! It seems that most are leaning toward a collapsed or bad lifter which is quite a relief...
• Re: Hydraulic valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:32:28 -0400
  The procedure for a squishy lifter is to leave it that way. 1 to 2 turns after contact and leave it. It should pump...
• re Vanagon salvage
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Tue, 1 Jul 2014 12:03:51 -0400
  ...Another question, would the lifters need to be disassembled if reused? Thanks, Rick
• St Louis MO List Members?
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:32:34 -0700
  ...I suspect lifter noise. Anyone close by who could help the owner? Angus Angus Gordon Bainbridge Island WA birdworks@gmail.com
• The Thing I Hate the Most About My Vanagon Is..
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 09:43:04 -0400
  It never runs exactly the same way everytime I drive it. Lifters noisy, no noise. Good idle, bad idle. Too little power, way too...
• collapsable push rod tube source?
  Historical mailing list - Scott W.
  Mon, 31 May 2004 18:03:48 -0700
  Does anyone know where I can get a few of these? I have a couple soft lifters I would like to deal with. Seems...
• Re: Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 17:50:00 -0700
  #6) adjusting your lifters: (this section applies only to hydraulic lifters and stock VW camshafts) Lifter adjustment should be done on a cold engine...
• Re: Valve adjust after head job
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 2 Oct 2013 14:05:36 -0700
  ...you'll feel the end of the push rod drop into the center of the lifter. keep doing this untl you have them all...
• Re: Knocking noise from lifters
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 15:59:57 +1100
  ...Has done ever since it was nearly new,now got 228,000kms on it but I've never actually touched the lifters.It continues...
• Re: Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 11:10:03 -0700
  ...Valve Adjustment > > #6) adjusting your lifters: (this section applies only > to hydraulic > lifters and stock VW camshafts) > Lifter adjustment should be done on a...
• Re: valve adj.: lower compression, valve train noise remains
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 20 May 2012 11:45:51 -0700
  On my '84 I used to get lifters that would not pump up. Try Marvel Mystery Oil at your next oil change. (I know...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 10:18:23 -0700
  ...more before I fire it up and drive it, the valve lifters have > clacked on several occasions while the engine is cold. After several...
• Re: Lifter adjustment... How can I tell if they are really hydraulics?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:26:20 -0700
  ...Yes, I could remove them easily in order to get the lifters out for checking or whatever. They leaked oil all the time. I...
• Another MMO question...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 06:26:25 PST
  ...when very cold, on a long high-way run (over 30 minutes) if I go over 60 MPH it still collapses a lifter or...
• Re: knocking noise
  Historical mailing list - Samuel L. Walters
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 00:02:29 -0500
  My 89 Syncro has knocking lifters at times. The longer it sits, the louder they knock, especially if it has been sitting with the...
• noisy lifters
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 20:02:24 -0400
  ...Make shure the push rods are seated firmly in the lifters. It takes a little patience. Good luck. John 90 vanagon gl
• Re: lifter problems
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 13 May 2004 11:29:49 -0700
  ...I have had problems too with lifters acting up when sitting for long periods. Usually an easy run will get them to pump up...
• Re: Starts strong Now No Start HMMM
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:51:54 -0400
  ...I have >never heard of the lifters over pumping before. I have had problems >with lifters that were not adjusted properly or had push...
• Cam and followers
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Jul 1995 13:52:24 -0700
  Mitch, Personally, I'd replace the lifter/followers. New ones, even 8 new ones, are cheap, and you can't change your mind without...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 15:23:12 -0800
  ...Noisy Valve lifters Only 5? BenT used to go through that many in a month... Wish I could remember how many of these suckers...
• Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Vahid Lajevardi
  Mon, 8 May 95 11:04:25 PDT
  ...Are they now dry after moving the engine up and down so many times? Do I need to take the lifters out and refill...
• Re: Noisy lifter
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Fri, 1 Dec 2000 09:28:37 -0800
  ...Too > thick and the lifters won't get sufficient oil, too thin and they will > bleed down. Most of us tend to use oil...
• Re: Febi Val Lifters!
  Historical mailing list - Wrenold Williams
  Mon, 6 Jun 2016 04:11:22 -0400
  A million thanks for the responses - I have to admit that my oil level (20W-50 Castrol GTX) is to the top mark on...
• Re: Solid lifter conversion.
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Sun, 11 May 2003 09:54:34 -0600
  the reason they went to hydraulics was so they could sell more vans and vanagons, with "zero" valve adjustments. It's like cars now...
• Re: lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:10:49 -0400
  It is possible to have the lifters over charged as you call it and that is why you would back off of the preloading...
• Re: Lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 14:39:42 -0400
  ...21, 2004 12:27 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Lifter noise I've got an 87 westy with a funny problem. If...
• Re: Clakity-Clack
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 17:21:22 -0500
  ...A collapsed lifter, will cause zero catistrophic damage to any valve train, unless the rocker is so totally out of adjustment, the push rod...
• Re: Starts strong Now No Start HMMM
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 21 Apr 2014 18:33:29 -0400
  ...I have never >heard of the lifters over pumping before. I have had problems with lifters >that were not adjusted properly or had push...