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• Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 19:32:52 +0200
  ...Ten >minutes won't undo a lifter that's become stuck. > >Jim > >On Jul 12, 2006, at 12:03 PM, Jens Jakob Andersen wrote...
• Re: lifter chatter any concerns?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 21:21:23 -0700
  ...That seems to make the lifter noise go away. One theory put forward by a mechanic friend is that all the parts were getting...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 09:39:04 -0800
  ...more before I fire it up and drive it, the valve lifters have >> clacked on several occasions while the engine is cold. After several...
• Which clutch?
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:02:01 -0500
  ...Thinking I will replace - but which one? Is it common practice to renew all LIFTERS when exchanging engines? TIA Peter Marsh Naples Sent from...
• Re: Did I adjust my valves/lifters right?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 07:56:44 EST
  The valves require 2 full turns in from "just touching" (I do 4 "half turns" because it's easier to turn half way and...
• Re: Did I adjust my valves/lifters right?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 13:27:56 EST
  In a message dated 12/10/01 1:18:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, Jay.L.Snyder@usa.dupont.com writes: << I will add...
• Re: Wild -just about EVERYTHING for T1/T2/T3
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:02:37 -0700
  > http://jpgroup.anet.dk/ shh that is www.cip.com main source :) all their body panels, heater blower motors , hydraulic lifters and that is...
• engine flush - Re: Flush up to 20 Excess Pounds out of your Colon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 10:52:05 EDT
  does anyone know if this stuff really works? i have some lifter tap and was wondering if anyone has tried it with good results...
• Noisy lifters, rockers, at startup, etc (long)
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Sun, 8 Aug 2004 15:42:20 -0600
  ...Are there other components are taking the beating in this "dry lifter when it starts up" scenario? Is replacing the lifters a reasonable option...
• tapping, removing valve covers
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 20:10:15 -0500
  ...It sounds like a collapsed lifter, so I read up on it in the archives. I drained off some oil, replaced the filter with...
• Re: Anti-Drain Back Valve in Oil Filters??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 May 2005 18:55:53 -0400
  ...Do lifters clatter after each oil change? It takes 15-30 seconds for oil pressure to develop afterwards. The clatter problem is really in...
• Re: ticking engine / valve adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 21:18:13 -0600
  Joe, the WBX is notorious for making a clacking sound caused by hydraulic lifters leaking down and losing their oil. Takes a while after...
• Re: Van update and spring perches
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 9 Aug 2021 09:09:58 -0600
  ...Well, you’ve said that with the 1.9 in other van. > > One lifter down sound bad. More than one sounds worse, I think...
• Re: Vanagon driving technique
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 19:59:37 -0700
  ...The stock lifters pump up at @6000, hence the redline below 5800. I plan to put some performance lifters good to 6500 into the...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Lore Is True!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 11:09:34 -0700
  ...Hydraulic Lifter Lore Is True! > > > > > > > > > > > >In a message dated 8/22/01 11:54:36 AM, Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM > writes: > ><< Boston...
• Re: Lifters- ahh it's strangely quiet and nothing is broken
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:59:46 -0700
  RE: Oil IIRC you are talking about a VW WBX engine. Factory (and all the experienced hands on the various Vanagon lists) strongly suggest...
• Re: Lifter Update
  Historical mailing list - Kris S. Seago
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 08:15:04 -0500
  Howdy, Can someone explain this ATF/MMO process? Thanks way in advance, Kris S. Seago '84 Westfalia that goes tick-a tick-a ticka...
• Boston Bob,s updated web site
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 09:05:26 -0500
  I have updated my web site with the current priicing of my engines and have posted the new lifter article I have been promising...
• WTB: 251837501A
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Tue, 6 Jun 2006 19:34:21 -0700
  aka driver's side window lifter. For 84 Vanagon. Doesn't even need to be in good shape, as long as the three plastic...
• Re: Re-useable oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 22:35:34 -0400
  ...As for the choice of filter affecting lifter clatter or oil pressure problems, this is the Hokum. While I agree that the Mann and...
• Re: problems after head swap in '84 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 29 May 2002 16:36:35 -0400
  ...Engine would not idle, and some clatter.<< Is clatter a clapping / clicking noise!! Damn hydraulic lifters! I hate those.. Remember that a loose valve...
• Re: Would it be insane...
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 00:29:17 -0700
  Not insane at all! Saw Ford Van conversion with pop-up similar to our Westy supported by lifters similar to rear hatch lifters. Also...
• Re: Re lifters for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 06:38:30 -0500
  ...Re lifters for new engine? In a message dated 3/24/2003 3:14:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes...
• Re: tap tap tap!! ??
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 11:22:30 -0600
  ...Consistant loud,tap tap tap like a really loose lifter or rocker arm. I thought, dry lifter. It'll go away in a few...
• Re: Lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 14:16:35 -0500
  ...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: Vanagon engine noise - collapsed lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 1 Dec 2011 10:57:00 -0600
  ...These steps will extend the time between periods > > of lifter flatness. But - it will run great, no no probs - until you > > park it wrong...
• Re: hyd valve adj. & gas
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 11:20:20 -0400
  ...I have been suggesting for some time that the preloading of hydraulic lifters causes low power poor hot starts low manifold vacuum and loss...
• Re: A few "new" Engine Questions: (Oil Change interval - Lifter noise)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:44:21 -0800
  ...driven it or run it > long enough to pump up those lifters. I'm going to use it to runt he kid to > football...
• VW garage sale in NH
  Historical mailing list - Jon-reed Hathaway
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 17:06:40 -0500
  ...I've got a couple of 2.0L short blocks (one solid lifter, one hydraulic lifter), one VGC 1500 Bus case, and one AE...
• Re: Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Sun, 1 May 2005 18:30:34 -0400
  ...Vanagon My 1990 Carat, with 85,000 miles, has a noisy lifter after sitting for a few days without being started. The oil and...
• Valve adjustment advice
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 18:28:36 -0500
  ...If I back out the screws that far, don't I run the risk of the pushrods dropping out of the lifters? Bob C
• 87 Vanagon w/VW rebuilt engine
  Historical mailing list - Ned
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 22:43:52 -0400
  wow --wish I would have been on this list before I went to the expense of replacing the engine-- The lifter had completely came...
• Re: VWC-022-109-309 - HYDRAULIC LIFTER from cip
  Historical mailing list - Dan Wallace
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:58:47 -0800
  I bought a couple at Bus Depot for emergency use: Bus Depot Part Reference Number*: 025109337 $30.26 A thinker sees his own actions...
• Re: need help with engine assembly
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 23:33:16 -0800
  ...The lifters were not very noisy before I tore the engine down, so should I just have them resurfaced? Please help... >From: Stan Wilder...
• Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 12:26:33 -0500
  ...We were discussing how metal might get into lifters and possibly stay there causing problems. I simply speculated that there is metal there in...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 3 Mar 2014 09:50:30 -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: hydraulic problem
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 15:01:02 -0500
  ...My best luck in removing the lifter is to hook it with a seal puller, although sometimes a magnet pulls it right out. My...
• Re: Vanagon engine noise - collapsed lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Dec 2011 20:07:52 -0800
  ...Vanagon engine noise - collapsed lifter? Dennis, I agree with you that when it comes to things automotive, most of what circulates among the general...
• Re: Slow pump up lifters any harm?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Wed, 5 Aug 2015 10:29:49 -0400
  ...10:20 Spencer Allen <spencervw@AOL.COM> napisał(a): > The lifters on my 85 1.9 Westy seem to take longer to pump up...
• Valve Noise
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Nov 1996 21:16:15 -0500
  ...I realize that my hydrolic lifters need to be pressurized with oil for them to correctly "lift" the rocker armes to the correct height...
• Re: Transmission or engine ?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:17:58 -0700
  ...If you have an engine lifter, it is easier to take the engine out, in my opinion. There are more things to remove and...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter noise ?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:06:50 -0700
  "I should know better than to type here and show my ignorance, " Shucks, go ahead, I do it all the time. Sent from my...
• new parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sat, 31 Mar 2001 23:19:41 -0800
  ...stat hosing .95 got these parts before my vanagon blew the lifter and piston going with i-4 conversion now donot need parts anyone...
• Re: Mechanics in LA?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:40:33 -0800
  ...Mechanics in LA? Visiting LA - any good shops down here? My lifters might need replacing.... Thanks, Andree
• Re: She runs!!!!! Finally
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 01:20:45 -0700
  ...nice to see you got it running more right ! Scott On 10/17/2013 4:20 PM, Craig Cowan wrote: > The lifters pumped up...
• (re:) your engine and valvetrain
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Fri, 11 May 2001 23:20:14 -0700
  ...Does that mean my lifters are spongy? I tried prying (within reason) on the rockers to check the lifter for give and they seemed...
• Re: More Idle Problems
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 00:53:24 -0500
  ...Would lifters lose pressure within a few seconds? > > (5) I know that I need a new engine, but I'd like to squeeze a...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 09:08:55 -0800
  ...Noisy Valve lifters Well this is the belief that goWesty espouses (via their website). They are also recommending RedLine Synthetic 15W/50 for their...
• Re: Starts strong Now No Start HMMM
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 21 Apr 2014 10:13:31 -0600
  I don't see how it would be PhysicallyPossible for a Lifter to OverCharge as they are a SelfContained FixedLength Unit that can Compress...
• Re: Oil pump size differences? Boston Bob Customers?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 08:30:00 -0500
  ...The waterboxer engine as we all know have hydraulic lifters and the hydraulic lifter engines VW has made are designed to have less than...
• Re: Valve lifter noise solution.
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Sat, 27 Feb 1999 22:19:52 -1000
  ...No more valve lifter noise. What can I say except, thanks gang. >And to anyone running after market oil filters to save a few...
• Re: lifter leakdown (was oil change)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 01:51:27 -0400
  ...when the engine first starts additional oil gets squished out of the lifters, and if it is shut down immediately this oil isn't...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 10:09:17 -0400
  >for the .006" to be taken up using solid lifters, however, that means, as >the engine heats up, the crankcase, cylinder block and heads...
• Re: [T2] why it won't start
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Tue, 9 Jun 2015 16:58:08 -0500
  Bob, I know you say you have compression, but do you have valve action? If the lifters are not pumped up the engine will...
• Re: strange clicking noise on 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 12:06:04 EST
  Hydraulic lifters have probably drained from sitting. Drive it for a bit longer and let her warm up and it should get better by...
• Spanish help /Andrew is right
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 23:26:40 -0500
  ...Andrew is right about Miguel; he has an aircooled 82 vanagon and wants to know how to adjust the valves� gap; if the lifters...
• Re: Urgent: NEED HELP, Weird Van Thing
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 07:54:34 -0400
  ...It is too thin and your low oil pressure is causing lifters to collapse. Drain to a clean container for possible reuse if you...
• Re: Manifold vacuum specs?-Leak down testing
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:10:26 -0500
  ...Loosening the lifters may provide temporary relief but this is not the fix. If the lifters are not noisy, it is unlikely they are...
• Re: Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters) and Trasco filters
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 17:10:37 -0800
  ...Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters) and Trasco filters > Great tips man. I'm going to roter rooter the heck out of my...
• Re: Tooooooooooooo ritch a startup...com on guys!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 22:09:49 -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...