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• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 22:03:27 -0600
  ...Mann Oil Filter and lifters If your 'check engine' light is on here in Ontario, the vehicle will fail it's 'every two years...
• Re: Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters) and Trasco filters
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 17:04:13 -0800
  ...Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters) and Trasco filters > William Said: I first cleaned out my engine by adding Gunk engine flush > and...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:51:03 -0500
  ...Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem Good point. But, people who deem themselves knowledgeable sure extol the importance of this oil...
• Re: Sticking Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 13:10:41 PDT
  On 6 Jul 96 at 21:28, JMAXRIDE@aol.com wrote: > Need Help, > > I have an '85 Vanagon and the lifters occasionally stick at...
• Re: Oil Filters and Such-and-Such
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 10:19:17 -0500
  ...The first time it had sat for a week, its >lifters clacked to the point of scaring me. I went so far as installing...
• Re: Vanagon engine noise - collapsed lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 Dec 2011 08:52:17 -0500
  ...Vanagon engine noise - collapsed lifter? Dennis, The shop where I came by that information (though not the only place, I thought it was common...
• Re: Strange clacking (valve Lifter?) noise.
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 17:19:15 -0700
  ...William William, I have experienced the same problem (noisy lifters); sometimes for a second or two, other times for 5-10 minutes. My search...
• More Idle Problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 12:37:30 -0800
  ...Had lifters replaced about 6 months ago. When cold, idles very poorly, dies frequently, but would idle ok when warm (still rough, but not...
• Re: Valve Adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 17 Oct 1998 20:32:13 -0500
  ...If the lifters are not pumped and full of oil, the force of the lifters on the push rod at this point can be...
• Re: engine knock
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 17 May 2001 20:36:43 -0500
  ...Most likely the hydraulic lifters wheich tend to leak down. A knock would most likely be a rod bearing. If it's a knock...
• Re: A few "new" Engine Questions: (Oil Change interval - Lifter noise)
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:58:52 +0000
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• Camshafts Hyd/solid ?
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 10:25:07 -0800
  What is the measured difference between the hydraulic camshaft and the solid lifter camshaft, I have mine mixed up. Hummmm. Phil __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo...
• interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:40:36 -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: Loud clackety sound on start up?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:33:11 -0700
  ...On top, you tolf me that you don't use the van > everyday, so, that sound a bit like a lazy lifter... nothing else...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters, now emissions indicator lights.
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 4 Mar 2014 23:35:07 -0500
  ...Mann Oil Filter and lifters, now emissions indicator lights. > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > You may not know all the benefits of OBD2 complaint...
• Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 20:31:26 -0400
  Well i think the lifter issue is behind me. i adjusted the valves to 0.00 clearance with MMO in the case and ran...
• Re: Aircooled lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 11:05:40 -0800
  ...Aircooled lifter noise > > Perhaps you have confused my assertion. Yes. > > Jake has asserted that un-adjusted valves are a cause of valve seat > failure...
• Re: Engine Transplant Homework
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 4 Nov 95 8:04:54 EST
  Oh yeah, and anybody who might find me a great deal on a hydraulic lifter 2.0 I'd really appreciate it. John Anderson...
• Re: Did I adjust my valves/lifters right?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 16:07:58 EST
  In a message dated 12/10/01 3:03:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, wilden1@juno.com writes: << This is from Stan Wilder: >> Stan...
• Re: Zero valve settings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Apr 2015 23:09:57 -0400
  ...When a lifter goes soft the plunger can bang on the retaining ring. Once it fails the lifter can separate and drop parts. If...
• Re: need help with engine assembly
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 22:22:22 -0500
  ...can someone > help? > > also, i forgot to keep track of the lifters when i pulled them out. i've > read that if you dont...
• Re: Oil Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 17:07:35 -0800
  ...Why? Since I started using Delo 400, there is been *no* lifter noise. Plus, Delo 400 still has Zinc in it. Zinc isn't...
• Re: "90 carat fuel dump problem.
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 12:46:47 -0500
  ...My guess is either the lifters were collapsing and causing marginal valve lift and dumping unburned gas into the cat, or the additive itself...
• Re: More questions on lifters etc
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 12:59:50 -0500
  ...I'm hoping that the current owner marked the > pushrods, lifters, cylinders etc during disassembly since it was obvious > from the dozen dual ports...
• Re: 2.1 questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 9 Jul 2009 17:55:41 -0700
  I doubt it has anything to do with lifters. Sounds like serious ring problems. It sounds like your 'back yard' repair is to get...
• Re: Help! Weird noises after installing injectors...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 23:40:05 -0400
  ...Would the >lifters make this kind of clattering noise after sitting for a while? >I'm frankly a bit nervous about taking it for...
• Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:20:06 -0500
  ...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: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 13:26:57 -0600
  ...It had slight cold lifter noise and I made a mental note of slight clearance on the valve stem / rocker before I started adjusting...
• Re: "Engine flushing" How to?
  Historical mailing list - Don Kane
  Wed, 16 Jul 1997 09:37:36 -0700
  ...I did it for 2 lifters that wouldn't pump up. I had tried another product by JB that you add to the oil...
• lifter noise?
  Historical mailing list - Susie Ingham
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:20:51 -0400
  ...Is it a bad lifter? We also have a pretty good loss of power when the engine is warmed up-- Hubby was flooring it...
• Re: lifter problem...
  Historical mailing list - Charles Hokanson
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 21:54:04 EDT
  > >Just drive the van a bit--the lifter will heal itself. >Sometimes; but not always... Wouldn't feel good about going more than a...
• Re: valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 14:44:47 -0500
  While my web site is down I will email my info on lifers to all that ask preloading the lifters can be tricky the...
• Re: [syncro.org] Re: Twas the Night Before
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 25 Dec 2004 17:25:37 -0700
  On 12/25/04 1:24 PM, "Bob Stevens" <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > "hydraulic lifters" > > .. never heard reindeer called that before, Richard. > > happy holidays...
• Re: Window Lifter, new engine
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 02:43:47 -0400
  ...Window Lifter, new engine > > > > After fixing the window from falling into the door several times, the > > rectangular part broke off the cable (and of...
• RE: Urgent Bus SOS!!: Reply
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 07 May 1996 09:03:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >I don't understand why you adjusting the valves on the 78 which has hyd. >lifters? >Bill L. On an 18-year old bus...
• do you have noisy lifters?
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 23:07:20 -0500
  Then try the swepco 502 oil improver, you can hear it work within minutes of adding it to your oil. tip of the day...
• Warning - delayed mail
  Historical mailing list - NTMail
  Tue, 9 Jul 1996 18:05:10 -0600
  ...Broken hydraulic lifter '86 Question >X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas >X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 1.4.4 >X-Info...
• Re: lifter problems
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 13 May 2004 12:46:43 -0500
  ...With the other filters, the pressure bleeds down in the galleries, allowing the [pressure to drop in the lifters, and then when you start...
• Re: Loud clanking sound from exhaust - pushrod unseated?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 13:01:23 -0400
  ...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: Losing valve lash just after adjustment-why?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 08:07:44 -0400
  ...This will allow the lifters to pump up a little and make adjusting easier (more defined zero-lash point). 20-50 oil does not...
• Re: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 14:51:34 -0500
  Stan, If the engine is an 1800, than it has solid lifters. It is possible that the noise you are hearing as a valve...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 15 May 2012 07:59:28 -0700
  ...I bet some of the lifters will be collapsed, motor has been sitting as is for a few years. Depending on the comp. test...
• Re: Clacking in engine!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 23:19:49 -0600
  ...On a new engine it can take an hour to warm up/pump up those lifters. Just don't run it at speed until...
• Re: Valves/lifter adjustment; do not close fully
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 12:30:37 -0500
  ...would think they self adjust, but would trapped air in the lifters cause >this behavior? [2.1L engine] Raul read the article on my...
• Power window part needed 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Feb 1997 16:26:03 -0500 (EST)
  I'm looking for the drivers side power window "lifter" mechanism for an 87 Westy. The motor is fine but the device that hold...
• Re: No start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 20:01:20 -0400
  ...In an article on Boston Bob's website he reports similar symptoms with a vanagon that was tracked down to air bound lifters. Consider...
• Re: Loud clanking sound from exhaust - pushrod unseated?
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 17:44:18 -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: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:19:07 -0500
  ...Hydro lifters (# of turn) > yes, but the whole engine, including all the gaps and holes, expand with > increasing temperature. if all the materials were...
• Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 15:10:15 -0500
  ...interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child >(update) > > > > >>Stan, >> >>Every new engine that I had experience with ALWAYS had metal in the...
• Re: Valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 08:26:51 -0500
  ...Hydraulic lifters are not bleeding down as expected. I now tell my customers that they need to do a compression test before and after...
• Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sat, 7 Sep 2024 19:03:05 -0700
  ...I'm sure it's valve lifters since my playing with valve adjustment effects the sound. But my playing does not resolve it. I...
• Re: Just interesting observation & More Questions
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 15:33:03 -0600
  ...and particularly in the lifters. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Matthew C. Huntley wrote: >Cool! > >Thanks for the clarification. I really appreciate the...
• Re: lifter cam Q, 1.9 to 2.1
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 1 Jan 2006 20:34:01 -0500
  ...but need info on > checking lifters and such before short block assembly. The big end of the 2.1 rods distorts over time and...
• Re: 87 Vanagon problem
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 15:31:18 -0400
  ...Low oil > pressure caused the lifters to collapse after driving 20 or 30 minutes at > highway speeds. It started when I added some CD...
• Valve cover oil driver side
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
  Mon, 28 Mar 2005 21:09:51 -0800
  ...Because of the coolant leaks and air bubbles in the expansion tank, I replace two new AMC heads, all the lifters, some water hoses...
• for sale: '80-'83 vanagon 4speed trans, and 2.0L aircooled engine
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 16:55:39 EDT
  ...trans. $400 '80-'83 good 2.0L aircooled vanagon engine, hyd. lifters, Fuel inj, all components, heater boxes, and ECU $600 obo chris allentown...
• Re: Boston Bobs history of vanagon hydraulic lifters and the bentley book
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 16:36:13 -0500
  Go, Boston Bob! Dave in KC 85 Westy http://members.fortunecity.com/davebaker1 > My completed article will be posted on my web site in...
• Re: Old Hydraulic WBX Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 4 Feb 2013 13:59:38 -0500
  You never know... ;-) On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 12:31 PM, Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net>wrote: > Is there any sense in saving...
• I sent pictures but no see ..
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 18:39:18 -0700
  I while back I sent a picture to the List, showing how my engine lifter is looking like, but it does not seem to...
• Re: To those '83-'85 Vanagon folks
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 07 Sep 1994 08:04:28 -0700
  ...occassional valve lifter rattling throughout life of vehicle 7. repaired ventilation blower switch and heater control cables 8. 1 plugged fuel filter at 120...