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• Re: 2.5 litre upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Dec 1995 19:46:07 -0500
  ...The cam and valve train is similar to the type 1 except for the lifters. In fact ratio rockers for a type 1 and...
• Re: Loud clackety sound on start up?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:43:02 -0700
  ...The purpose of using hydraulic lifters in an engine, instead of solid ones, is so that the engine will no longer need frequent valve...
• Re: Hydraulic valve lifters?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:28:45 -0700
  ...Hydraulic lifters will self adjust after the engine is started. I have always followed Bentley with 2 turns for my two 1.9 Vanagons...
• Lifter adjustment... How can I tell if they are really hydraulics?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:43:07 -0400
  ...on starting my own "Hydraulic Lifter" thread. But apparently that is not the case.... I tried adjusting the valves on my WBX this weekend...
• Re: Help!, Something funny with Valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 22:06:16 -0600
  ...Using the one turn after the adjusting screw just touching the valve stem is a little bit of pre-load on the hydraulic lifters...
• Re: hydraulic lifter adjustment questions (sorry)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 May 2012 20:58:37 -0700
  ...if it's soft ...it's just the spring in the lifter, and the lifter is not pumped up. if it's pretty firm...
• Hydraulic Valve Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harris
  Mon, 18 Mar 96 20:32:52 +0000 (GMT)
  ...So I jacked the Vanagon up and removed the valve covers. I found one mushy valve lifter - so presumed a leaking lifter. I have...
• Re: Noisy Lifter - to replace or not?
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 15:24:48 -0800
  ...I assume it is caused by a leaking > > hydraulic valve lifter. > I thought about replacing all the lifters on spec, but wonder if > anyone...
• Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:59:03 +0200
  ...stuck hydraulic lifter, or a stuck valve.............. > > > >Any good suggestions on a quick diagnosis and fix? > > > >It is not just the normal valve clatter...
• Re: Hydraulic Valve Lifters
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Mar 1996 01:02:56 -0500
  ...adjusting valves properly, they will lift off thier seat. You must wait 1/2 hour or so before starting engine to let lifters bleed...
• Re: squishy rocker arm? / adjusting hydro valves
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Tue, 1 Aug 2006 22:17:52 -0700
  ...with a 0.006" clearance on that lifter for 10-15 minutes then re-attempt a hydraulic adjustment when the engine cools enough for...
• Re: engine noises
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 18:58:34 -0700
  ...hydraulic lifter and the lifter pushes back after you release it. #1 > exhaust is rock hard at TDC with no give from the hydraulic...
• noisy hydraulic lifter? not going away with oil change, marvel mystery additive.
  Historical mailing list - retro van
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:17:10 -0700
  ...The Big Green Book says the hydraulic section of the pushrod/lifter assy can be removed with engine not removed and minor disassembly. Does...
• Re: Adjusting Valves
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 24 Feb 95 10:20:02 CST
  ...how come you're adjusting valves on a 2.0 liter? all the two liters i know about have hydraulic valve lifters and don...
• Re: Hydraulic valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:24:51 -0700
  ...Hydraulic valve adjustment question > Bentley says set valves on number 1 cylinder, then rotate 180 and do > the next cylinder. Somebody let me know...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:23:11 -0700
  ...valves or poor performance, unless you have stuck lifters which is very unlikely. David --- vanagonvw <vanagonvw@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > 81, air cooled. Hydraulic lifters...
• Noisy lifter
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 08:56:33 -0700
  Can the hydraulic lifters in the 2.1L motor be removed and replaced without having to replace any other valvetrain components? I seem to...
• Valve Tapping Sound
  Historical mailing list - Samuel Scott
  Wed, 29 May 2002 17:09:40 EDT
  ...my '71 "Campmobile", valve clearances were adjustable. My sense is that in my later 2.1 wasserbies, what with hydraulic lifters, there's not...
• Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:09:19 +0200
  ...Sound to me like a stuck hydraulic lifter, or a stuck valve.............. Any good suggestions on a quick diagnosis and fix? It is not...
• Re: Did I adjust my valves/lifters right?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 08:03:54 EST
  ...whole IDEA of the hydraulic lifter is to avoid the noise/wear/missadjustment that you get with mechnical lifters. The camshaft profile is ground...
• Engine noise?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 11:54:10 -0700
  ...Any ideas? Do hydraulic lifters make noise? By the way, briefly, how do hydraulic lifters work? Jerry P.S. Check out the background on...
• Re: hydraulic lifter adjustment questions (sorry)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 22 May 2012 19:35:56 -0700
  ...hydraulic lifter adjustment questions (sorry) Ok this makes sense. So, even if they're pumped up and not soft, when you back off the...
• Re:sticky or noisy tappets (hyd)
  Historical mailing list - exit
  Sun, 28 Aug 94 01:14 CDT
  ...My question is whether I should consider re-adjusting the valves or if the hydraulic lifters are doing their job. I've got about...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 26 Apr 2007 to 27 Apr 2007 - Special issue (#2007-436)
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:34:04 -0400
  ...Now, I assume that since you're >talking valve lash, you have solid lifters in you motor. If you have >hydraulics, you're way...
• Re: Hydraulic valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:05:50 -0500
  ...Hydraulic valve adjustment question > > And what if a lifter is not firm? What's the procedure for a squishy > one, which was fine a...
• Re: valve clatter
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Crooks
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 15:43:08 -0400
  The hydraulic lifters an Vanagon engines tend to "stick" until the engine is warm and more hydraulic pressure is built up. Mine did it...
• Hydraulic valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:21:14 -0500
  Bentley says set valves on number 1 cylinder, then rotate 180 and do the next cylinder. Somebody let me know if the rest of...
• More Valve Lifter Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 17:24:08 -0400
  ...I set it back like the other valves and just let it keep ticking? Hydraulic lifters continue to be a bit of a mystery...
• Bentley vanagon manual on CD
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Wed, 15 Nov 2000 14:51:55 -0500
  ...lifter pre loading procedure it now says (Note- It has been brought to the attention of the publisher that the hydraulic valve lifters have...
• Re: Noisy lifter
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 14:14:41 -0400
  ...Noisy lifter Can the hydraulic lifters in the 2.1L motor be removed and replaced without having to replace any other valvetrain components? I...
• Re: Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 13:01:31 -0500
  ...turn (360 degrees) from 6 mils, to allow the "hydraulic" >part of "hydraulic lifters" to take over from there. > Rich David Beierl - Providence, RI...
• Re: Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:38:54 -0800
  ...turn (360 degrees) from 6 mils, to allow the "hydraulic" >part of "hydraulic lifters" to take over from there. > Rich David Beierl - Providence, RI...
• Re: Hydraulic lifter valve clearance settings on a 1600 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:33:28 -0500
  ...Hydraulic lifter valve clearance settings on a 1600 > aircooled > > Please excuse me raising this subject again but there has been so much > too-ing...
• Re: Fw: Re: Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 14:32:07 -0000
  ...Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation > I always set the valves to zero lash when first starting up the motor after > rebuild, or head removal...
• Re: bent lifters
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 19:29:00 -0800
  ...Water boxer lifters are hydraulic and the push rod is the weak link as you pointed out. These diesel lifters were solid but the...
• Re: Why are the lifters so hard?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:14:36 -0400
  ...The adjusters must have been improperly set, if the lifters pumped up to the point where the valves were unable to fully seat. Now...
• Re: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:12:13 -0500
  Shouldn't a '78 have hydraulic lifters? Adjust accordingly. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of...
• Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:28:28 -0700
  ...stuck hydraulic lifter, or a stuck valve.............. > > > >Any good suggestions on a quick diagnosis and fix? > > > >It is not just the normal valve clatter...
• How lifters work and Two turns to set valves?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 00:32:41 -0500
  ...up from wear and the valves start tapping. You can do the same thing with the hydraulic lifter. Treat it like a solid and...
• vouching for Bob, and a theory, was: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 15:57:58 -0500
  ...Vanagon owners who are "green" > to the the hydraulic lifter valve train should stay away from trying to > adjust an automatic system. If hydraulic...
• Re: sigh..... lifter adjustments?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 Nov 2007 23:58:37 -0400
  The major purpose of hydraulic lifters is that adjustment is not critical. Per the book, you take up the slack and turn in another...
• Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:44:14 +0200
  ...stuck hydraulic lifter, or a stuck valve.............. > >Any good suggestions on a quick diagnosis and fix? > >It is not just the normal valve clatter...
• Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 15:10:26 -0500
  ...T4's don't have anything in the filter, and my hydraulic T4's clatter no worse than my hydraulic waterboxers, all the valve...
• hydraulic lifter adjustment questions (sorry)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 22 May 2012 13:15:11 -0400
  ...if I have no lifter noise does that mean I don't need to adjust the valves in yet? That is, are there any...
• Re: Loud valve noise on startup
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Nov 1995 12:53:21 -0600
  >This morning I fired up my 84 and was assailed by very loud valve >noise. I presume that a lifter is sticking as this...
• 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...
• Re: Valves?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:05:01 -0700
  ...My air-cooled van required occasional readjustment of >> lifter/valves. >> My 86 Westy WBX has the hydraulic lifters... do these need to be >> readjusted...
• Re: Hydraulic Valve adjustment - when is "contact"?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 09:11:03 -0400
  ...Hydraulic Valve adjustment - when is "contact"? > Quick lifter question, just to make sure i understand > them correctly - if you take off all the pre...
• Re: How lifters work and Two turns to set valves?
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 02:05:45 -0800
  ...up from wear > and the valves start tapping. > > You can do the same thing with the hydraulic lifter. Treat it like a > solid and...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 20:53:48 -0500
  ...The "barrel type" hydraulic lifter as used in the Vanagon has four basic parts: A cylinder, a springloaded piston, a check valve, and a...
• Re: noisy hydraulic lifter? not going away with oil change, marvel mystery additive.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:32:07 -0700
  ...the subject line. > > The Big Green Book says the hydraulic section of the pushrod/lifter assy can > be removed with engine not removed and...
• Hydraulic lifter
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 20:09:25 -0500
  ...travel internally in lifter so that it will keep "self adjusting"? i.e. it won't start keeping the valve partially open if it...
• Re: TDC ?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 20:30:31 PST
  ...You do not adjust the valves on a motor with hydraulic lifters; if that is what you are trying to do. Ken On Tue...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 10:19:53 -0500
  ...Various parts = Lifters, Rocker Arms, Valve Stems, Pushrods, valve seats. Check out .006 on a feeler gauge, it's about 1/2 as thick...
• Re: lifters for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 20:42:19 -0600
  ...valve heads and want to run your engine at higher than normal rpms, I'd stick with stock. You can get a mild hydraulic...
• Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Vahid Lajevardi
  Mon, 8 May 95 11:04:25 PDT
  ...hydraulic lifters out. Are they now dry after moving the engine up and down so many times? Do I need to take the lifters...
• getting started, TDC, hyd. lifters
  Historical mailing list - Eric Baden
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 07:32:29 -0500 (EST)
  ...and observe the valve train at the same time - How can I find TDC firing position for #1? Must hydraulic lifters be "primed"? To...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 19:04:56 -0500
  ...If you can't use the hydraulic action of the lifters because they hold the valves open just enough to kill the compression, then...
• Re: Valve Adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Sun, 18 Oct 1998 00:17:57 -0500
  ...If your heads were loose enough to affect the valve adjustment, you've got bigger problems than the valves. The hydraulic lifters have plently...
• Re: Valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 08:26:51 -0500
  ...hydraulic lifters with the valves adjusted to .006ths clearance. the reason for this is that when the new engines warms up with the valves...