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Re: 6 mils of lash...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 1 Feb 2000 02:15:43 -0500
At 12:03 AM 2/1/2000 -0600, John Rodgers wrote: >David, from what I know about hydraulic valve lifters, you are pretty much...
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: 85 1.9 L Won't Start (Rebuilt Motor)
Historical mailing list
Sat, 12 Jun 1999 21:15:38 EDT
...Then readjust the lifters to One full 360 degree turn. Should be good to go after this. These hydraulic lifters can be tricky. Bought...
Re: Clutch size?
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Tue, 17 Jan 95 10:25:15 PST
...Right? > > I hear the 77-up cam is different than the 72-76 one because of the > hydraulic lifters. Don't know for sure...
Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 20:56:29 -0400
...your right when you understand the principle of the hydraulic lifter But the lifters where never intended to be on there side. The v8...
Re: Removing Lifters
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:01:08 -0400
...the hydraulic lifters out of the > block. > > As I look at them, there appears to be a sleeve in front of the lifters. am...
Re: Valve adjustment
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Mon, 20 Dec 1999 09:24:44 -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...
Re: '78 Hydraulic Lifter Reassembly
Historical mailing list
Sun, 19 May 1996 23:16:05 -0400
...my live would get easier finally having a VW with hydr. lifters but >I'm not so sure after reading all this stuff lately...
Solid lifter conversion.
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Fri, 9 May 2003 10:07:15 -0400
Replace hydraulic lifters with solid? This sounds crazy enough to work, or does it just crazy? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...
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: 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...
Re: Aircooled lifter noise
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 25 Jan 2002 19:54:03 -0600
...There is an on going argument as to the settings on lifters. First everybody needs to know; Have you got hydraulic lifters? Or Solid...
Re: Hydraulic Lifter noise ?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:25:33 -0700
Hi, I would say it's unlikely a spring inside a lifter is broken. get a good 'hydraulic lifter cleaner additive' and put some...
Occasional Sticky Lifter 87GL
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Fri, 31 Jan 1997 17:01:12 -0600
I am having an hydraulic lifter sticking on the 87GL once a month or so. I usually does this when cold but will also...
Re: 6 mils of lash...
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 1 Feb 2000 00:03:59 -0600
David, from what I know about hydraulic valve lifters, you are pretty much right own. Most of my experience is with aircraft engines and...
Re: Lifter adjustment... How can I tell if they are really hydraulics?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:11:29 -0400
...The solid ones are presumably one piece, but the hydraulics have all the innards inserted through the top end, held in by a wire...
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
...I didn't realize "lash" was specific to solid lifters. Sorry for the confusion. I do have hydraulic lifters. I think I will go...
Re: Noisy lifter
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 7 Oct 2002 18:46:09 -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: Noisy Lifter - to replace or not?
Historical mailing list - Jose Rosado
Tue, 10 Mar 1998 20:34:16 -0700
...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: sticking lifter cure?
Historical mailing list - tp
Mon, 1 Sep 2003 18:28:34 +0100
...The problem is that the hydraulic lifters lose oil when the van has been standing unused for a while. Within 5 to 15 minutes...
Re: Hydraulic Valve adjustment - when is "contact"?
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Wed, 6 Apr 2005 12:12:38 -0400
...Hydraulic Valve adjustment - when is "contact"? >I did 17 Vanagon engine in the past 6 months...more than anyone here am > pretty sure. > > This...
getting started, TDC, hyd. lifters
Historical mailing list - Eric Baden
Wed, 13 Dec 1995 07:32:29 -0500 (EST)
...Here's the problem - with the new hydraulic lifters (when I installed them I had soaked them in very warm oil and given them...
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...
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: 6 mils of lash...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 31 Jan 2000 19:04:56 -0500
...This whole arrangement disables the adjusting ability of the lifter by running it at full extension. If you can't use the hydraulic action...
Re: Bad valve? Lifter? Help!!! TICK TICK TICK!!
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 2 Nov 1999 10:48:37 -0800
...Go to 20w/50 if you are not already using it, it helped keep my lifters from bleeding down overnight. Hydraulic lifters work by...
Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 28 Jun 2004 10:19:53 -0500
...Hydro lifters (# of turn) > list: > > interesting. but does the .006 disappear because the hydraulic lifter > pumps up, or because a film of oil is...
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: lifters for new engine?
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Sun, 23 Mar 2003 08:17:34 -0800
...COM> writes: > > >>On my rebuild, i am pondering the potential lifter >>situation - hydraulic or old school mechanical. I'm >>getting ready to get a...
Re: hydraulic problem
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Sun, 25 Nov 2001 15:01:02 -0500
...hydraulics part of the head and all i need to do is simply put a new head > on? The hydrtaulics are the lifters...they...
Re: Hydraulic Valve adjustment - when is "contact"?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 6 Apr 2005 16:32:05 -0500
...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: 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...
Re: Engine Flush
Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
Tue, 9 Dec 1997 13:58:32 -0800
...Especially on a engine with hydraulic lifters. There is just too much chance for crud to get broken loose and wind up giving you...
FS Type IV counter balanced crankshaft with balanced rods.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:35:53 -0500
...1 high lift cam, hydraulic grind with mating gear for crank gear. (unknown manufacturer, check out a number 520 H) 8 hydraulic lifters. These...
Re: Hydraulic Valve adjustment - when is "contact"?
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Wed, 6 Apr 2005 00:52:27 -0400
...This is a precision job...most lifter will get soft very fast, now, here is where you need to be precise, make sure to...
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...
Re: Shaft and compression
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Fri, 10 Dec 1999 07:14:38 -0500
...this could be a low reading gauge but try treating the lifters as if they where non hydraulic give them .006 ths clearance. run...
Re: Loud valve noise on startup
Historical mailing list
Wed, 1 Nov 1995 12:53:21 -0600
...lifters and if so could they >give me some first hand info (are they similar to the air cooled?)? > >3.Can hydraulic lifters be...
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...
Hydraulic Lifter Week
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Mon, 6 Jun 2005 21:44:09 -0400
I think lifters are a timely subject because they haven't been covered super well, at least in the past five years of archive...
Re: Why are the lifters so hard?
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:25:25 -0400
...Hydraulic lifter > engines need to have the oil/ filter changes done religiously due to > this fact alone. Dirty oil will force you to overhaul...
Re: Hydraulic Lifter Week
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Tue, 7 Jun 2005 01:10:06 -0400
...Hydraulic Lifter Week > > I think lifters are a timely subject because they haven't > been covered super well, at least in the past five...
Re: hydraulic lifter article
Historical mailing list - Jeff Engel
Mon, 22 Mar 2004 10:21:11 -0600
...hydraulic lifter article > Hi Bob, > > > > I've noticed a popping or clicking sound coming > > from near the left front of the engine, near > > where...
Re: Tapping sound
Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
Mon, 7 Jun 1999 22:39:43 -0500
Mark, Check out the article on hydraulic lifters on www.bostonengine.com You CAN get a collapsed lifter to pump up again if it...
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 rattle, Rod City?
Historical mailing list - phil cain
Fri, 27 May 2005 08:28:03 -0700
...isolate which cylinder is making the noise, could be a hydraulic(bad)lifter not pumped up. Phil __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo...
Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
Historical mailing list - John Lane
Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:54:53 -0700
...I replaced my lifter and the problem came back only once. My guess is the hydraulic lock is lost, but after running for a...
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: 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: 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: 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Wed, 5 Dec 2001 22:55:09 -0600
...Oddly enough he found out the VW hydraulic lifters don't always work like they should, they sometimes hold a valve open. His solution...
Re: Occasional Sticky Lifter 87GL
Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
Fri, 31 Jan 1997 18:27:41 -0800
...Magee wrote: > > I am having an hydraulic lifter sticking on the 87GL once a month or so. > I usually does this when cold but...
Re: 85 1.9 L Won't Start (Rebuilt Motor)
Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
Sat, 12 Jun 1999 20:27:45 -1000
...Then readjust the lifters to One full 360 degree turn. Should be good >to go after this. These hydraulic lifters can be tricky. > >Bought...
Re: Noisy lifter
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 7 Oct 2002 13:28:24 -0500
...Stan Wilder On Mon, 7 Oct 2002 08:56:33 -0700 Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM> writes: > Can the hydraulic lifters in the 2...
Re: Pushrods - 1.9 vs 2.1 (now lifters)
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 7 Dec 2002 12:09:49 -0600
Can anyone tell me if the hydraulic lifters are the same for the 1.9 and 2.1? Thanks, Larry A. Robert Donalds wrote...
Re: '78 Hydraulic Lifter Reassembly
Historical mailing list
Sun, 19 May 1996 09:48:41 -0400
I'm removing the lifters on my '78 while the engine is out for head work and new rings, rod bearings etc. One was...
Re: Hydraulic Lifter Week
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Tue, 7 Jun 2005 10:10:44 -0500
<< I used to just change the oil and filter once per year, since I only drove it about 10k per year.>> Now here'a...
Re: lifter chatter any concerns?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 2 Jul 2015 18:18:44 -0700
Hydraulic lifter bleed down. Usually only one lifter if a cam lobe has that valve fully open when the engine is shut down. They...
Re: Valve adjustments
Historical mailing list
Thu, 8 Jun 95 18:03:02 EDT
...is there a minimum oil pressure necessary to operate > hydraulic lifters? In other words why do lifters work at idle when > pressure is only...
Re: True cost of AMC heads for 1.9L and 2.1L: bare for $240 to$216!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 13:36:41 -0500
They have chronic oil-starvation problems because the design of hydraulic lifter they use allows only minimal amounts of oil to reach the heads...