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• Re: replacing noisy lifter for 91 multivan
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 11:19:34 -0800
  Marvel Mystery Oil didn't work for my noisy lifter. But 'Gunk' Valve Tappet Treatment does. I put the Gunk stuff in and take...
• Re: Boston Bob,s updated web site
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 8 Nov 2001 09:36:22 -0500
  ...the trouble with hot valve agjusting is that you can burn the heck out of yourself. Preloading lifters is risky at best and I...
• Re: weak engine power after van sits - recently changed lifters
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 08:43:35 -0700
  ...If I > > start the van up the next day, the power is fine and there is less > > valve clatter. > > > > I recently changed 2 lifters...
• Re: She runs!!!!! Finally
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 19:20:40 -0400
  The lifters pumped up well and I made the final valve adjustment. It's shocking how much that quiets down and smooths things out...
• Re: Bentley Publishing was 6 mils lash
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 15 May 2000 17:43:33 -0700
  ...valve lifter preload issue. This is what happened to me recently: After an upper engine rebuild on my 2.1 liter wbx. The work...
• Re: hydrolic lifter adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 19:56:35 -0500
  ...In the past when I have done an > initial valve adjustment the lifters were a little spongy. This time > several of them held their...
• Re: hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 05:01:55 -0600
  ...The theory, I think, of the hydraulic lifters was that the valves did not need adjusting after the initial adjustment. I drove with the...
• Symptoms of Bad Lifters?
  Historical mailing list - James Wagner
  Sun, 16 Feb 1997 21:44:16 -0500
  ...the valves and timing are adjusted properly, I've been told that the lifters on one cylinder are not holding the valves in adjustment...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 12:44:10 -0600
  ...Noisy Valve lifters > >> > >> Sitting for long periods often contributes to noisy lifters for a little while after you start it up. > >> > >> I have also...
• Hydraulic Valve Lifters!
  Historical mailing list - Sam Johnson
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:39:14 -0400
  Hi all, In addition to being very noisy when cold, can bad hydraulic valve lifters suddenly cause a serious loss of power while driving...
• Re: valve lash adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 05:26:02 -0500
  ...This round of valve adjustments went way faster. I found that > some of the lifters had pumped up as evidenced by the absence of...
• Re: sticking lifter cure?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 10:26:09 -0400
  ...lifters without adequate oil to maintain > proper clearances, and until the engines runs long enough to pump the > lifter back up, you have valve...
• Re: Mixing Marvel and Redline?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 18:46:01 -0500
  ...The reality here is that you have a bad > lifter. When you have the noise, remove the valve covers. Turn the > engine to TDC...
• Re: Valve adjustments/Need specs
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 10:07:51 -0500
  ...It has been my experience airbound lifters may NEVER self adjust or bleed the air that is trapped above the check valve when the...
• Re: Won't Start after Heads Back On!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 09:45:54 EST
  ...When lifters aren't yet pumped up run the engine with no preload on the valves until they pump up.) A compression test would...
• Re: Valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 08:26:51 -0500
  ...There has been no report of lifters failng because of valve adjuster lash (clearance) my own van has run this way for 2 years...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 8 Sep 2024 00:23:37 -0700
  ...I'm sure it's valve lifters since my playing with valve adjustment effects the sound. But my playing does not resolve it. I...
• Re: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:12:13 -0500
  ...Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled Subject: 1987 Bay, with type IV air-cooled FI engine, solid lifters. Question: Valve setting .006 do these things...
• Re: Heads replaced, starts and runs crappy. Two questions.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:39:22 -0400
  ...You should be able to feel where a spongy lifter starts to compress. I would set your valve adjustment to zero lash at that...
• Bad valve? Lifter? Help!!! TICK TICK TICK!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 11:03:27 -0500
  ...I assume a lifter or pushrod. I haven't opened or verified which valve it is. Assuming that while hand cranking the motor, I...
• Re: Post winter storage sticky valve noise
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 11:33:37 -0700
  ...A combination of low oil pressure, worn lifter guides, and clogged lifter check valves. They pump up eventually as long as the lifter internals...
• Re: hydraulic lifter adjustment questions (sorry)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 22 May 2012 19:35:56 -0700
  Probably, but the valves will not close completely, giving you a very poorly running engine and low compression. If you go too far you...
• Re: Valve adjust after head job
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Wed, 2 Oct 2013 16:52:06 -0400
  ...The lifters seem firm, pushrods are straight. >> >> Now what? >> >> Set to tdc #1 and adjust valves in just until contacting? Then turn main pulley...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 13:08:37 -0800
  ...or more before I fire it up and drive it, the valve lifters have > clacked on several occasions while the engine is cold. After...
• Re: ATF for hyd. valves
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Tue, 20 Sep 94 12:20:36 PDT
  > > How many other people have tried using ATF for cleaning their sticky > valves? Which type has been used. I need to try this to...
• 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...
• Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Vahid Lajevardi
  Mon, 8 May 95 11:04:25 PDT
  ...take the lifters out and refill them with oil in order to be able to adjust the valves? 3- On the valve that I...
• Re: She runs!!!!! Finally
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 00:32:43 -0400
  ...She runs!!!!! Finally The lifters pumped up well and I made the final valve adjustment. It's shocking how much that quiets down and...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sat, 21 Sep 2024 11:39:34 -0700
  ...I'm sure it's valve lifters since my playing with valve adjustment effects the sound. But my playing does not resolve it. > >>>> > >>>> I...
• Re: noisy lifter: Marvel mystery oil??
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:33:16 -0500
  ...Infrequent or long periods of not drivng the vehicle is almost a guarantee of the lifters going flat and having valve clatter on start...
• Re: Hydraulic lifter valve clearance settings on a 1600 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:33:28 -0500
  ...Go through the valve adjustment procedure just like it had solid lifters (finding TDC for each cylinder) except then give the lifter 1 turn...
• 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: Zero valve settings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Apr 2015 23:09:57 -0400
  ...Zero valve settings I am thinking on the line of oil pressure being too high, not letting the lifters behave as they should. As...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters (autoweek add on)
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 18:47:37 -0800
  ...Noisy Valve lifters I hope one of them wasn't one of these: http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110628/carnews/110629870 Stuart
• Re: Valve adjustments
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Jun 95 16:18:53 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...
• Hydraulic lifter link
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:47:14 -0500
  ...valve adjustments and related matters, here's a well-conceived link I found crawling around the web. Even includes mp3's of misadjusted lifter...
• Re: Vanagon lifter noises - adj. hydraulic lifters?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 5 Jun 2005 06:57:11 -0500
  ...a valve adjustment might be a good idea. It'll most certainly tell you right away if the springs in the lifter's are...
• Re: noisy lifter: Marvel mystery oil??
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 13:05:46 -0700
  ...drivng the vehicle is almost a > guarantee of the lifters going flat and having valve clatter on > start-up. > > Good luck. > > John Rodgers > 88...
• Re: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:02:00 -0500
  ...1987 Bay, with type IV air-cooled FI engine, solid lifters. > Question: Valve setting .006 do these things ever get real quiet or > should...
• Lifter adjustment
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Aug 1998 21:00:41 -0700
  Thanks to all the listees who gave me advice on how to adjust the valve lifters. Its working great. Also: Saw a 87 Syncro...
• Re: Valve adjustment; Preliminary results.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 12 Jul 2003 21:14:02 -0700
  ...As for that noise in the valve train, just tell him he's got air locked lifters. That'll keep him out of our...
• Re: Replacing broken valve lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 13:24:46 -0700
  ...I pulled out the Bentley and pointed to page 15.23 > - "Valve lifters can be removed and replaced without engine removal and > without major...
• Re: Loud clackety sound on start up?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:33:11 -0700
  ...lifter is th cupid (can i say thatin English?) > > In the morning, remove both valves cover, one by one, check all valve/lifter > by...
• Re: flat lifters
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 07:39:38 -0500
  ...they don't, must the lifter(s) be replaced? Or > just removed and filled? > > I adjusted my valves and found two that were springy...
• Re: Bad valve? Lifter? Course of action...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 13:04:51 -0500
  Thanks all for the info on the lifters! It looks like my poor oil quality has caused the problem. 1.. Fix drain plug, flush...
• Fw: Re: Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation
  Historical mailing list - easoars
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 17:14:06 -0800
  ...Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation > There's a distinction to be made here -- I've been trying to make it but > apparently not clearly...
• Re: valve clatter
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 6 Jul 2002 09:51:00 -0500
  This valve clatter business is mostly harmless, and is most typically the result of not having the right combination of oil filter and oil...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 17:20:08 -0500
  ...If I recall accurately, the Hyd lifter came into existance to "simply" provide the correct valve clearance automatically. The thought of adjusting clearances, running...
• Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 08:38:33 -0700
  ...Valve Adjustment #6) adjusting your lifters: (this section applies only to hydraulic lifters and stock VW camshafts) Lifter adjustment should be done on a...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:28:54 -0800
  ...It's effectively setting your valve lash to the same distance as the cam lift. When you fire it up, the lifter is kicked...
• Re: squishy rocker arm? / adjusting hydro valves
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Tue, 1 Aug 2006 22:17:52 -0700
  ...When this happens, you should run the engine with a 0.006" clearance on that lifter for 10-15 minutes then re-attempt a...
• Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 20:11:36 -0400
  ...The valves >remained open even when "closed" and this collapsed 2 of the lifters for >good.The lifters were gunked up before hand, but...
• 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...
• Vanagon lifter noises - adj. hydralic lifters?
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Sun, 5 Jun 2005 02:22:08 -0400
  ...What I think I would do first thing is to adjust the rocker's so the lifters ain't banging, then do the Dick...
• Re: Losing valve lash just after adjustment-why?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 08:07:44 -0400
  ...I researched everything I could find on the age old valve lifter issue including a call to Bob at Boston Engine were I purchased...
• Re: Noisy Lifter Solution, nothing great, just FYI
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 12:21:58 -0500
  Also there is a product by Gunk at flaps ,called Valve Medic. The bottle says it can fix it in 5 minutes, or you...
• Re: Newbie - Getting Ready for Cross Country Trip
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 01:17:43 -0400
  ...In fact, once the adjusting screws and valve stems wear into each other, adjustments can be detrimental to the valve stems. The lifters can...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 4 Feb 2013 06:29:40 -0500
  ...or more before I fire it up and drive it, the valve lifters have > clacked on several occasions while the engine is cold. After...
• Re: Lifter observation.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:16:14 -0700
  ...Those spots are when a valve spring is more compressed and then the spring tension gradually forces oil out of the lifter for that...
• Valves Adjust???
  Historical mailing list - Dead Head
  Mon, 26 May 1997 01:30:53 -0700
  ...she doesn't know if the valves have ever been check.... Does this motor have hyd. lifters?? what clearance?? Thanks in advance...... Doc