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• Re: Noisy Lifters on new Heads (86Westy)?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Jun 1996 00:13:41 -0400
  ...The dealership looked at it and then readjusted the lifters and replaced the ones on the driver's side. The noise is still there...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Week
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 11:12:50 -0500
  ...I have never had any lifter, stuck ring, or bearing problems, and always get big trouble free miles out of my engines. 10,000...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 20 May 2002 - Special issue (#2002-617)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 20 May 2002 17:14:01 -0700
  ...The cars they tested all had hydraulic lifters. > With no oil in the lifters they would collapse and sound like the engine was > coming...
• Re: loud valve ticking
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 15:08:35 -0700
  Totally normal, search the archives under "lifter noise" or just "lifter". It will go away after a while. If it persists for a long...
• Re: installing rocker arms
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 5 Feb 2006 04:23:15 -0800
  Usually this condition is from one of the lifters being up on one of the cam lobes. All of the valves should be re...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters, now emissions indicator lights.
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 19:11:39 -0600
  I love that word "Rebuked"! Consider it done! LOL! John On 3/5/2014 1:18 PM, Project Pat wrote: > All I think of...
• FREE syncro waterboxer core engine. NY
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:48:32 +0000
  ...Flywheel and clutch still attached intake usable syncro headers rockers lifters......FREE. pmail me to line up pickup. I will hold it one week...
• Re: Did I adjust my valves/lifters right?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 12:04:02 EST
  << Reply: Go to the archives and read for about four hours. no ,sorry..I have a life and it involves two turns of the...
• Re: Twas the Night Before
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 25 Dec 2004 12:30:20 -0700
  ...Thanks, Larry! I checked last night, and I think it is just those darn hydraulic lifters on Santa's sleigh! May 2005 be better...
• Re: Tapping Noise from engine with unknown history
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 4 Jun 2005 23:43:52 -0500
  Tabe, What I think I would do first thing is to adjust the rocker's so the lifters ain't banging, then do the...
• Re: valve adj.: lower compression, valve train noise remains
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 20 May 2012 13:04:24 -0600
  ...ORR ~ DeanB On 20 May , 2012, at 12:45 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > On my '84 I used to get lifters that would not...
• Re: EV Piston Slap Questions
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  31 Jan 97 22:29:01 EST
  ...I've been trying to tell everybody that the lifter tap (piston slap) is a charachteristic of the inline 5 after initial cold startup...
• Re: HELP ME!!! I pulled my pistons but forgot to mark my sleeves!!!!!!!!!!! Does it matter which way the cylinder sleeves go back in?? What if I interchanged them. I noticed that they are stamped on the sided in increments. Some kind of ID on each on But then there are then there is one digit that goes in increments (22..24..26..28 ) for each cylinder. I did honed the glazed out of the cylinders because I'm re-ringing them...So What should I do.???? GOD help ME PLEASE!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 21:16:28 -0500
  ...If you have hydraulic lifters set them to one turn from just touching. ***************[ Engine break in]****************** Install 20/50 Wt engine oil, new oil...
• engine noises
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 21:40:16 -0400
  ...lifter and the lifter pushes back after you release it. #1 exhaust is rock hard at TDC with no give from the hydraulic lifter...
• Van-O-Rama
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:38:32 -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...
• Update: hard start, for 2 years!
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:38:22 -0400
  ...The lifters have definetly quieted down. I am thinking that maybe I had two problems: 1. air bound or missadjusted lifter 2. missadjusted AFM...
• Valve lifter noise solution.
  Historical mailing list - jack
  Sat, 27 Feb 1999 22:24:10 -0500
  ...Athough I changed oil and filters every 30k, my lifters became noiser and noiser at cold start and took longer each time to warm...
• Re: 84 Westy Hydaulic Lifter problem
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 11:37:50 -0500 (EST)
  I had a similar problem with my '87 with only about 10k miles on a VW reman. engine, I switched to Syntec 5W50W oil...
• Re: Noisy Lifter - to replace or not?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 12:54:50 -1000
  I am a firm believer in replacing defective parts, not covering them up with something. Pete petez@gte.nety '83 Vanagon >Any list concensus...
• 2liter hydraulic lifter/valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 09:59:50 -0400
  Anyone have experience in adjusting the valves on a new rebuild?????????? I am convinced that they are not closing properly...thus the high heat...
• Re: engine running cooler, or wishful thinking?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 3 May 2004 00:01:54 EDT
  In a message dated 5/2/04 11:22:37 PM, craigoda@COMMUNITYBUILDERS.INFO writes: << The lifters did not resolve the obnoxious metal-on...
• Re: Engine rattle, Rod City?
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 27 May 2005 08:28:03 -0700
  ...which cylinder is making the noise, could be a hydraulic(bad)lifter not pumped up. Phil __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:26:06 -0500
  ...Just drive it a few miles and it will go away.Oil leaks from the lifters and it takes time to pump them back...
• Re: Noisy lifters, rockers, at startup, etc (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 8 Aug 2004 16:26:25 -0700
  ...Are there other components are taking the beating in this "dry > lifter > when it starts up" scenario? > > Is replacing the lifters a reasonable option...
• Problem with local service shop (vancouver, BC)... slight rant
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 11:59:29 -0800
  ...Basically, i've had a persistent noisy lifter since the rebuild of my engine, and have, over time, tried all the list-approved methods...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters- EGR
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 02:30:07 -0800
  ...Mann Oil Filter and lifters > > Dennis, do you mean that most VWs do, or don't have EGR? I was under the > impression that...
• Re: Battery went dead
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 19:46:57 -0500
  ...No really, the easy way to do it is to get yourself a battery lifter strap. http://www.parts4carts.com/cgi-bin/links/search...
• Re: broken skylight lifter
  Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 18:47:32 -0700
  ...broken skylight lifter Well, did the dumb thing today and forgot to close the skylight on my '90 Westy. Got a quick reminder driving...
• Re: Smoke & Clack - Update...Won't Start...Again 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 06:15:32 -0400
  ...After a few minutes of idling water is dripping from the >tailpipe. >I figured on some lifter clacking after sitting for over a week...
• Re: maybe too much information is worse...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 17 May 2006 22:16:12 -0700
  ...Before the inline engines had hydraulic lifters, > those engine ran at 90 psi hot! I would not worry about excessive oil > pressure until you...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 12:53:25 -0600
  ...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: Hydraulic Lifter Week
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 18:16:56 -0700
  ...Hydraulic Lifter Week > . <<They way far exceed anything that the engines of the 80s were > designed for. Far more stabilizers for low and higher...
• Re: Third cylinder lifter
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 23 May 2010 09:28:09 -0500
  ...Do we need a call similar to Hitler's " >>> Deutscland erwache !" ( Germany awake! ) for USA? Lets analyse where >>> the lifter of my Westy's...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light Flickering
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 20:13:34 -0800
  ...Frothed oil makes lifters clatter. BTDT. Jim On Feb 19, 2014, at 6:15 PM, Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote: > What he...
• Duralube, 87-octane OK?
  Historical mailing list - Luis Ramis
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 00:43:59 -0500
  ...Is Duralube safe? Will it quiet noisy hydraulc lifters? Does it work at all? How about 87-octane gas? There is no pinging noises...
• FS: '78 Champagne Edition Westfalia poptop camper
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 10:10:34 EST
  ...2.0L aircooled w/ hyd lifters. 4spd. no rust ever, from CA. complete plus extras. tent, ambulance fans, EMPI's, side step, hitch, parcel...
• Re: Just interesting observation & More Questions
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:41:53 -0800
  ...Dry hydraulic lifters make lots of noise > until > they pump back up with oil... > > Don in Reidsville, NC > 1987 Vanagon GL Syncro (Suzie) > 1988...
• Re: The value of instrumentation
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 27 Oct 2018 18:07:49 -0700
  On 10/27/18, dbeierl <dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> If >> the lifters are quite worn and bleed down faster than normal, I wonder >> if...
• Not another Oil Thread
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:59:20 -0400
  ...Once I do a mechanical review, adjust the lifters, and make sure valves are not sticking & push rods are good. And run a motor...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 15 May 2012 07:49:40 -0400
  ...Check for collapsed or spongy lifters. Ken On Mon, May 14, 2012 4:11 pm, Alistair Bell wrote: > when engine on bench? > > I had...
• Re: Oil Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 17:48:44 -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: Valve Adjustment during head installation?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 12:35:44 -0500
  ...I don't bleed the lifters, I've never to my knowledge had air locked lifters. If the above procedure doesn't quieten your...
• Re: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 22:57:26 -0600
  ...Stan Wilder On Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:12:13 -0500 Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> writes: > Shouldn't a '78 have hydraulic lifters...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 4 Oct 2014 11:08:23 -0700
  ...Valves, lifters, pistons, and rods are each stressed most at half that frequency, so 30 times per second. At 45 mph CV joints/axles...
• Valves Adjust???
  Historical mailing list - Dead Head
  Mon, 26 May 1997 01:30:53 -0700
  ...SO... she doesn't know if the valves have ever been check.... Does this motor have hyd. lifters?? what clearance?? Thanks in advance...... Doc
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil = Redex
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 17:13:59 +0200
  ...I can find the Redex brand instead?? OTOH, ATF got my lifters quite. The engine sounds like a happy kitten :-) PerL 87 Syncro 112i
• Re: Red Flag! was need engine for '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 18:11:32 EST
  >>Vanagon engines do not "warp." They leak, crack, blow >>gaskets, and have >>noisy lifters but don't "warp." The heads on vanagons can and...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 18 Mar 2002 - Special issue (#2002-305)
  Historical mailing list - rudi schafner
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 19:01:02 -0800
  ...replace the engine with new heads and new pistons /new cam/lifters etz.for $ 3000.00 Thank you for your inquiry, Rudi Schaffner Schaffner...
• Re: Engine Storage
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 09:59:40 -0400
  ...This takes the pressure off the hydraulic lifters and valve springs. Try not to mix them up, right to left, so when you put...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 12:33:24 -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: Vanagon engine noise - collapsed lifter?
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sat, 3 Dec 2011 09:45:32 -0600
  ...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: need help with engine assembly
  Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 13:26:52 -0800
  ...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: First Valve adjustment: report and questions.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 May 2005 09:11:14 -0400
  ...That completely defeats the purpose of the hydraulic lifters. After that many miles, the tips of the adjuster screws and valves stems were somewhat...
• Adjusting Valves on 1.9
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Wed, 7 May 2003 11:27:52 EDT
  ...in the Bentley Manual? Is there a way to get each lifter on the flank side of the camshaft and use a feeler gauge...
• New Webcam 107 with lifters for sale
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 17:17:49 -0400
  http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33614&item=2418174798 Brand new. Happy bidding! Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters- EGR
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 00:11:30 -0500
  ...Mann Oil Filter and lifters Dennis, do you mean that most VWs do, or don't have EGR? I was under the impression that...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 19:19:04 -0800
  ...Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem This supposed correlation of the new dynamic oil warning system with some weakness in the...
• Complete 1.9 for sale - Best Offer
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 12:01:54 -0600
  ...Has a little lifter knock on one side. I tried to run straight 30 for a few hundred miles to get the lifter working...
• Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 10:59:08 -0800
  ...It looks like i am going to stick with hydraulic lifters, though. I am not going to be running higher RPM (my ultimate goal...
• '71 bus camshaft question
  Historical mailing list - Mitch Covington
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 16:40:44 -0400 (EDT)
  ...When disassembling my crankcase, I compleatly scrambled the cam lifters (followers?). Didn't read not to in the Idiot's guide. The mechanic that...