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• Re: 52 degree Inline 4 hydraulic lifters leaking down
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:07:25 -0700
  He only time hydraulic lifters with an oil or hydraulic problem could ever keep an engine from starting is if they get held 'too...
• Replacing broken valve lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Capra
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 13:10:24 -0700
  The local VW dealer says I have a broken hydraulic valve lifter on cylinder number one. This was after I asked them to diagnose...
• Re: Valve lifter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 8 Mar 2015 14:07:46 -0700
  ...Valve lifter How would one positively identitfy a lifter that refuses to pump up? I have a bad one and need to replace it...
• Re: Noisy lifter
  Historical mailing list - geofflaw
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 18:36:47 -0800
  Hi Jenny, Karl and Volksfolks, I found the empty (355ml) bottle of the stuff that was so effective at quietening my noisy lifter. the...
• Replacing a failed hyd lifter problem
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Sat, 2 Oct 2010 17:16:37 -0400
  I am replacing a failed lifter in my 84 camper, and so far I am unable to get the new replacement lifter to fit...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 17:20:08 -0500
  Coby Smolens wrote: > > Hey - > > Although I'm sure you're aware that hydraulic lifters can take up to a half > hour of normal running...
• Re: Why are the lifters so hard?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:33:29 -0700
  Here is a link to Lifters 101: http://www.ratwell.com/technical/HydraulicLifters.html Enjoy.... Jeff
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 20:56:29 -0400
  ...The v8 has them on an angle so the air bound lifter quickly bleeds the air out the top threw the push rod feed...
• Re: Noisy lifter
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 13:28:24 -0500
  It won't hurt to put one new lifter in to see if it fixes the problem. If it is a fix then you...
• Re: 52 degree Inline 4 hydraulic lifters leaking down
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:30:25 -0700
  ...52 degree Inline 4 hydraulic lifters leaking down > > Hi all... > I have an 82 diesel converted to inline 4 with CIS injection about ten...
• Re: Old Hydraulic WBX Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Mon, 4 Feb 2013 19:57:28 -0500
  I have rebuilt many VW engines and used reground lifters most every time. They aren't ground square, that won't allow the lifter...
• Re: FS Type IV High Lift cam, lifters, push rods.
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 21:52:37 -0500
  ...FS Type IV High Lift cam, lifters, push rods. >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >For sale Weber Solid Lifter Camshaft .297 lift, unknown duration...
• Re: Removing Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:01:08 -0400
  ...http://www.benplace.com/heads/engine_rear3.jpg Remove rockers, pushrods, pushrod tubes, use magnet retrieval tool to lift out the lifter. You might...
• Re: lifter chatter any concerns?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 21:08:18 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hydraulic lifter bleed down. Usually only one lifter if a cam lobe has that valve fully open...
• How lifters work and Two turns to set valves?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 00:32:41 -0500
  ...Camshaft pushes on the lifters, lifters push on the pushrods, pushrods push on the rocker arms which reverse the direction of motion and push...
• Re: Valves lifter knocking
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 13:44:44 -0500
  ...The CD-2 product works, I believe, on the idea that noisy lifters may be caused by either gunked up oil passages or the...
• Re: Collapsable Pushrod Tubes?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 22 Oct 2015 08:03:51 -0700
  ...But I need to dig in there to swap out a lifter that is stuck. (Yes, tried all of the known ways to unstick...
• Marvel Mystery Oil vs Rislone (lifter noise)- Canadians pls reply
  Historical mailing list - Darryl Carpenter
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 17:35:03 -0400
  Hi again guys I thank all who have given me advise on lifter noise - its obviously very common. Some who have made a workable...
• Re: lifters for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 09:00:18 -0500
  Mechanical, but you have to use a mechanical cam and pushrods along with the lifters. The hydraulics are not what they are cracked up...
• sticky lifter
  Historical mailing list - joe lucca
  Wed, 7 May 2003 14:10:51 -0400
  Is marvel mystery oil the solution for a sticky lifter? that horrible ticking sound comes and goes but lately it has been staying! somebody...
• Re: '85 1.9L Lifter Knocking
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 19:08:40 -0500
  ...To replace the one, take off the rocker arm assemblies, pull out the push rod on the bad lifter, then bend, twist and otherwise...
• Re: Valve Cover Gaskets and Lifter adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:15:13 -0400
  Do the ATF/MMO flush, but also, search the archive on "lifter +adjustment". This has been discussed at length. The consensus: yes, you should...
• Re: How much oil?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 29 May 2007 06:48:18 -0400
  Of course you can always diagnose the most likely one bad lifter and replace it. A lifter and collapsible push rod tube is that...
• Re: Empty Lifter
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:28:26 -0600
  ...That plunger spring is pretty light and when there is no oil in the lifter the spring pressure is all you feel. A big...
• replacing noisy lifter for 91 multivan
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 08:05:19 -0800
  Albert, If I were in your position I would give some thought to adjusting the valves before you replace the lifters. These hydralics lifters...
• Re: How lifters work and Two turns to set valves?
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 02:05:45 -0800
  ...Camshaft pushes on the lifters, lifters > push on the pushrods, pushrods push on the rocker arms which reverse the > direction of motion and push...
• Valve lifter
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 Mar 2015 19:02:28 -0600
  How would one positively identitfy a lifter that refuses to pump up? I have a bad one and need to replace it. John
• Re: Knocking noise from lifters
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 09:11:13 -0500
  I believe the tapping lifters is exacerbated by the need to use 20-50 oil in our aging engines. The oil just doesn't...
• Re: '87 has noisy lifter
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Sun, 11 May 1997 17:38:45 -0400
  ...It flows better than dino and tends to quiet lifters. The only time I hear my lifters is on the startup after an oil...
• re: Hydr. lifters
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
  Fri, 22 Mar 1996 15:06:51 PDT
  ...You must wait 1/2 hour or so before starting engine to let lifters bleed down. It is normal for these lifters to ocaisionally...
• 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: Rebuild or Sell??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Aug 1996 20:01:24 -0400
  ...He wants $2000 for the work. >> Valve lifters?? What is the problem? If the lifters are noisy, there is probably only one or two...
• Re: valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 00:00:41 -0500
  After setting the valves two turns in, you must wait if the lifters were pumped up. The better condition of the lifters, the longer...
• Re: Solid lifter conversion.
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 11 May 2003 13:41:50 -0400
  ...I used to have a '75 bus with a '77 rebuilt engine with solid lifters. It did get pretty old crawling under there every...
• FS Type IV High Lift cam, lifters, push rods.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 08:53:47 -0600
  For sale Weber Solid Lifter Camshaft .297 lift, unknown duration. I don't know the part number. Asking $150.00 for the cam, solid...
• Re: 52 degree Inline 4 hydraulic lifters leaking down
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ewing
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:29:43 -0400
  I used an 86 1.6TD with hydro lifters in my 82 diesel van. Never any problems with them. Sounds like the replacement engine...
• 2.1 wbx rocker, pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 16 May 2017 08:23:14 -0700
  ...I removed the rockers on driver side, checked pushrod to rocker alignment, but one push rod (lifter) now seems to be out too far...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 13:55:46 -0500
  ...The lifters will run very quiet other than the occasional clatter when you start in the mornings. I run .006 on the intakes of...
• Re: Lifters don't compress ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Feb 2016 09:07:14 -0500
  Good lifters filled with oil will not compress quickly. After adjustment you have to wait sometime and them they will final adjust after the...
• Re: Valve lifters knocking/oil cooler leak
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 21:37:06 -0800
  ...Well I decided to try the two products suggested for cleaning up the noisy lifters. Went for the "Wynn's Engine Tune Up" first...
• Re: Brazilian Brake Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 09:59:41 -0800
  ...A 2.1 WBX that I rebuilt a few months back had an intermittent lifter noise. When I rebuilt this motor, the only lifters...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil vs Rislone (lifter noise)- Canadians pls reply
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 19:44:39 -0400
  ...Marvel Mystery Oil vs Rislone (lifter noise)- Canadians pls reply Hi again guys I thank all who have given me advise on lifter noise...
• Valve Lifter Removal tool?
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:44:56 -0700
  Is there a special tool for removing valve lifters? I have been trying a magnet, but it is not strong enough. I was adjusting...
• re: EV piston Slap questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Feb 97 11:51:05 EST
  ...Some do, as explained above, have lifter noise upon cold start. Another very typical problem is an exhaust manifold crack that causes a lifter...
• Re: 2.1 hydraulic lifter rebuild kit available?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:46:44 -0700
  ...If you had noisy lifters that took a long time to pump up, it was likely due to low oil pressure, not the lifter...
• Lifter question - in reverse
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 09:04:08 -0700
  ...Lifter question >I have a set of almost-new lifters that came out of a running 2.1. I am > about to put them...
• Re: 2.1 hydraulic lifter rebuild kit available?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:24:28 -0500
  ...2.1 hydraulic lifter rebuild kit available? > > I see hydraulic lifters for the 2.1 priced about $20 each. That's a lot of...
• Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 09:37:46 -0800
  ...John, The occasional noisy lifter is a design issue, not a "old engine, worn out" issue. Ever since VW introduced the hydraulic lifter in...
• Re: how do i remove lifters w/o removing the (L)head?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 09:40:12 -0400
  Your bent pushrod was probably due to the bad lifter. Yes, you can get to the lifters without pulling the head. You need to...
• Re: Driving w/ noisy lifter??
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Scharff
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 12:58:17 -0400
  ...vehicle sits for a week and upon starting up it exhibits the "typical" vanagon" lifter noise (coincidentally on the right side of the engine...
• Re: 52 degree Inline 4 hydraulic lifters leaking down
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:04:50 -0700
  Bill, if your 'mechanic' thinks that leaking lifters will cause low compression, he has a serious misunderstanding of engine internals and should be replaced...
• Re: Empty Lifter
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:51:26 -0600
  ...Empty Lifter Oops, I was just putting on the rocker arm assembly and positioning the push rods when I noticed that I had forgotten...
• Re: Knocking noise from lifters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 23:13:28 -0600
  Stephen Overmyer wrote: > At 21:52 6/03/02 -0500, you wrote: > Steve, sounds exactly like the old classic WBX lifter syndrome. The WBX...
• Re: removing lifters
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 15:33:14 -0800
  ...removing lifters > 1982 air cooled Westy hydraulic lifters > > This weekend I am going to be dropping the engine and transmission out of my van...
• Ultimate engine conversion & noisy lifters
  Historical mailing list - Paul van Dyck
  Fri, 28 Feb 2014 18:17:16 -0500
  ...He suggested lightly enlarging the overhead oil feed line orifices of those specific lifters, for additional flow. Each lifter had its own orifice. His...
• Re: Van update and spring perches
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 8 Aug 2021 17:17:39 -0700
  It’s a funny thing about the lifters, probably due to age. But my lifters stay quiet, daily driving. But if I come home...
• Ratteling lifter<s>
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:58:01 -0700
  ...When ya fire it up in the morning, the lifters on the high end of that up hill park job rattle for several minutes...
• Re: Tight valves!
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 07:27:46 -0600
  ...Replaced the lifter, adjusted all to two (2) turns in and continued to have loud lifter noises after hard driving. Recently replaced the AFM...
• Re: VWC-022-109-309 - HYDRAULIC LIFTER from cip
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:14:20 -0800
  > > I have a bad lifter that leaks down & start tapping tried adjusting > > so I am going to get some new lifters > > cip has a...