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• Re: Help Vanagon stuck in Chico, CA
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 13:43:16 EST
  ...One or more of your push rods is not centered in the hydraulic lifters properly. This is holding your valves open to the point...
• Friday Story
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 25 May 2007 16:33:27 -0700
  ...We would be much more likely attacked by the extremely popular lifter noise problem which would go away after 10 minutes of reving the...
• Re: Fuel Additives
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 16:11:33 -0500
  Bill - I used a pint of ATF back in June in my '85GL to quieten down a noisy lifter. Took about 100 miles of...
• online references for general engine knowledge?
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 00:09:40 -0800
  ...me understand why i need to adjust my valves, and what lifters are, and maybe a brushup on engine anatomy, etc? steve&buster [text...
• lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rissman
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 09:18:43 -0800
  ...If I start the motor up without driving (moving in driveway), I get a noisy lifter. The only way I fix it is by...
• Noisy lifter update
  Historical mailing list - Darryl Carpenter
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 20:38:23 -0400
  ...Thanks again Darryl "Synthetic oil has nothing to do with lifter bleed-down. If anything, it may contribute to it since most synthetics are...
• Re: 78 bus making strange sounds at star
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 12:45:11, -0500
  ...The clatter at startup are the hydraulic lifters, which will allow a lot of valve to Pushrod play until they are full of oil...
• Re: Febi Val Lifters!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 5 Jun 2016 20:06:01 -0500
  ...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: sounds like bad valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 16:30:56 -0500
  ...Remove the push rod on the offending lifter. Remove the splash shield on the underside of the cylinders. Violently remove the push rod tube...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sun, 16 Aug 2015 10:24:18 -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: Just interesting observation
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:15:15 -0800
  ...Those are hydraulic lifters in the 81, > so it is very likely subject to the same leakdown problems, which in the > WBX engines is...
• Re: Van idle over winter
  Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
  Mon, 23 May 2011 08:51:32 -0700
  Ben My lifters are loud every time I start it up and I drive it every day. We put synthetic oil in last time...
• Re: valve lash adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 19:04:21 -0400
  Time! Wait an hour or so to let the high lifters bleed down. The hard ones are the good ones. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Hydraulic valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:05:50 -0500
  ...Jim On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 10:32 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > The procedure for a squishy lifter is to...
• Re: engine swaps, etc, etc, etc...(ignorant questions)
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 20:52:35 EST
  ...HYPE I drive an '84 Audi 5000s Turbo daily with 150k miles, and aside from a little lifter tap before it warms up (and...
• Tapping Noise from engine with unknown history
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sat, 4 Jun 2005 22:05:52 -0400
  ...Any ideas? I'm hoping it's a lifter noise or backfiring because both are easy to fix. I have my lifters backed off...
• Re: Just interesting observation
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:34:34 -0500
  ...Dry hydraulic lifters make lots of noise until they pump back up with oil... Don in Reidsville, NC 1987 Vanagon GL Syncro (Suzie) 1988...
• Oil in Valve Covers Air Cooled Type IV
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 17:32:23 -0500
  ...As just general inspection I decided to check my lifter adjustment. The engine had 5000 miles on it at leaving and over 7000 miles...
• Re: Valve clearance not at tdc?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 20:28:43 -0400
  ...Also, after you "properly" adjust the lifters, you should wiat ~ an hour so they can bleed down a little to let the valves close...
• Re: Valve clearance not at tdc?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 22:01:17 -0500
  ...When a valve is fully closed there should be clearance between the valve and the rocker arm or lifter. It seems to me that...
• Re: Mystic Oil
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:53:08 -0700
  ...ll discover, > When I remove the old valve cover, > Will the lifters turn to glue, > From Mystic Oil's Mystic goo? > .. > Will someone tell...
• Re: valve lifter noise solution
  Historical mailing list - jack
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 10:46:58 -0500
  ...I now can leave the van parked for weeks and, on start up, have no valve lifter noise. Perhaps your engine is a little...
• Re: chronic valve tapping
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 22:47:34 -0400
  ...so minutes it takes for the lifter to > pump back up. > > I don't think a lifter should be going flat every week. Is...
• First Valve adjustment: report and questions.
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Sat, 14 May 2005 08:01:04 -0400
  ...After some initial clattering all was well as the engine warmed up and the lifters repressurized. The question remains: what have I accomplished in...
• Zero valve settings
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sat, 4 Apr 2015 20:02:38 -0700
  Hello to the List, I had to set my valves with zero turn onto the lifters, because they kept on coming back with no...
• My "new" WBX 2.1
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:07:55 -0500
  Here is the number off the engine block that I just purchased to replace the "shattered lifter engine" in my' 91 GL. Can anyone...
• Camshaft/crnkshaft difference?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 11:01:56 MST
  ...I know that the camshaft pushes the valves via lifters but where is the crankshaft in all this? Does it extend itself above the...
• Re: Aircooled lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 00:47:17 -0600
  Jon---- Sure you can adjust the rocker's when the motor is running----- Better wear a rubber body bag, and have some insulated gloves...
• Re: What is my problem?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:23:43 -0700
  ...Mine is caused by sporadic lifter problems. Randy _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
• Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 23:53:28 EST
  John would you think that more stroke would produce more volume of heat at the same pressure?(are you drawing more air/fuel) assuming...
• Hydraulic lifter links
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 21:29:21 -0700
  <http://www.cranecams.com/hydlfaq.htm> <http://www.aera.org/Techside/basicsabouthydrauliclifters.htm> <http://www.tunacan.net/t4/tech/hydcam.htm> <http://www.babcox...
• Re: broken skylight lifter
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 07:39:24 -0700
  For another approach, see Terry Kay's solution on my website: http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/mods2.html Alistair > er on the spot...
• Re: lifter problems
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 13 May 2004 14:32:06 -0500
  ...I had heard they have a difference internally. >I have had problems too with lifters acting up when sitting for long periods. >Usually an...
• lifter cam Q, 1.9 to 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 1 Jan 2006 19:35:21 -0500
  ...1) How can you check Lifters to be good or bad?? out of the motor! 2) is the cam the same from 1.9L...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 23:03:43 -0600
  ...Thicker oil has higher viscosity and thicker oil will not bleed out of your lifters as fast as thinner oil. Thick or thin, the...
• Re: More questions on lifters etc
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 19:16:16 -0500
  ...More questions on lifters etc Thanks for the information. This guy has been doing VW engines for quite a while so I'm hoping...
• Re: Friday Story
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 25 May 2007 23:44:36 -0400
  ...I overfilled my 84 when it was parked for 4 years. >It never lost compression from any lifters. I do not overfill it since...
• Dec 2 Post on Three Oil Changes
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 12:46:47 -0600
  ...She came back two hours and 84 miles later, no improvement in lifter noise. Removed valve covers and set the hydraulic lifters one turn...
• Re: Noisy lifters, rockers, at startup, etc (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 8 Aug 2004 18:54:43 -0500
  ...Are there other components are taking the beating in this "dry > > lifter > > when it starts up" scenario? > > > > Is replacing the lifters a reasonable option...
• Re: Hydrolic valve adjustment?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 11:19:43 -0700 (PDT)
  Sounds like you've got a collapsed lifter.If you can push with your finger on the bottom of the rocker arm and it...
• Re: Synthetic Oil (my story)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Jan 1997 09:09:42 -0800 (PST)
  ...Cold start lifter noise ceased first day. Oil consumption dropped from 1+ qt between 3000 mi changes to 3/4 qt. that's my...
• Re: Feedback on rebuilt 2.1L AVP Engine Performance
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:21:40 -0600
  ...Wondering if you have any plans to use synthetic oil, or maybe you are, regarding the lifter noise? Bob Stevens http://groups.msn.com...
• Anti-Drain Back Valve in Oil Filters??
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Mon, 2 May 2005 00:47:14 -0400
  ...the Mahle and Mann filters work so much better at keeping lifters from clacking? tabe johnson/87 westy/vancouver bc ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad...
• Re: Re-useable oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 21:58:33 -0400
  But what about the valve in the filter that keeps the lifters from leaking down? Mike Kenneth Lewis wrote: > Anyone tried this? Sounds good...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:34:33 -0400
  ...Hydro lifters (# of turn) > > > > yes, but the whole engine, including all the gaps and holes, expand with > > increasing temperature. if all the materials were...
• Hydraulic Lifter noise ?
  Historical mailing list - KKALnSF
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:10:06 -0700
  ...I made an inquiry with our local mechanic, who didn't hear the noise but believes the spring inside the lifter is broken. I...
• Re: Fuel Injector (or wiring) Question: Deceleration, Fuel Shutoff Mode
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:14:42 -0700
  ...On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 6:35 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Lifter noise alone is not a sign of miss...
• Re: Seldom used 2.1 has low compression
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:00:48 -0700
  ...I seriously doubt the noisy lifters are contributing to low compression. Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Wellhouse" <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET> To...
• Re: Zero valve settings
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 5 Apr 2015 08:19:43 -0400
  ...Basically the lifters were over charging and floating the valves so no compression. let it sit for a day or so and it would...
• Loud lifter problem
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 20:27:23 -0700
  The hydraulic lifters on my 90 Carat 2.1 have started making very loud noises if the van sits for a few days. I...
• Re: 1.9L Tick, Tick, Tick - A question for those who know more than me
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:10:06 -0400
  At 01:30 PM 8/18/2010, Stephen Grisanti wrote: > That lifter noise can be shockingly disturbing until it goes away. Not nearly as...
• Re: 1.9 Head replacement (was lifter collapse / smog issue)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:20:09 EDT
  Also, I'm wondering how to tell if the heads are 1.9 or 2.1, as it sounds like they should not be...
• 84 1.9 lifter collapse & CA smog - HC's issue (sorry it's so long)
  Historical mailing list - Leonard Anthony
  Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:19:50 -0700
  ...I had a lifter problem before, if the van sat for more than a week or so, a lifter would bleed down, making a...
• 2.1 w/solid lifters - Frankenstein's Monster Lives!
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:48:04 -0700
  ...The motor we ended up building is a 2.1 liter with a VW bug camshaft (mild grind) and solid lifters from a Type...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 10:37:56 -0800
  ...Noisy Valve lifters > > > > Check oil level ? > Do people do that really ? > > Speaking of, do you believe in the 'between the marks' as the better...
• Re: Valve Cover Gaskets and Lifter adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 11:07:47 -0700
  ...You can have them do less than two turns, but a hydraulic lifter needs some pre load, otherwise you are losing all the benefits...
• Re: Loud lifter problem
  Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 21:37:08 +0100
  Jim wrote: > The hydraulic lifters on my 90 Carat 2.1 have started making very loud > noises if the van sits for a few...
• 1990 Vanagon Engine Clatter, Help!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Nov 1995 22:38:22 -0500
  ...I think it's just valve lifters, but I'm not sure. I've run it a total of about 12-15 minutes in...
• Re: no oil pressure, new engine, need help!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 17:31:43 -0800
  ...That speed is to ensure that the lifters receive adequate lubrication. After 20 minutes, the cam and lifter faces have bedded to one another...
• Need engine work in Little Rock/Memphis
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 24 May 2003 10:27:04 -0600
  Mary, If Tom is right about your problem being lifter noise then you might think about an oil change to 20W50 oil. I do...