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• Re: weak engine power after van sits - recently changed lifters
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 08:43:35 -0700
  Calle, I did not fill the lifters with oil during assembly. I soaked the lifters in oil prior to assembly. I also tried to...
• Re: Adjusting Valves
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Feb 95 11:44:54 PST
  ...Oh, hydraulic lifters can (need to) be adjusted if they are repacked, as described in the Bentley manual. David Kao
• Re: GEX rebuild/tappets
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Aug 1996 23:39:53 -0400
  ...ANy suggestions? And how much to replace the tappets? It is an 82 with hydraulic lifters...... >> Ticking that is load related is not caused...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:09:12 -0600
  ...Oil in the lifter gets leaked out > and self-adjusts. The valves will still seat on the seats. The self-adjustment > may take a...
• Re: The Berg and springs
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 19:14:14 -0700
  ...this). > >Berg's pushing of dual springs and pooh poohing of hydraulic lifters >is making me think they are only concerned with building race...
• Re: Flushing the crankcase
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 16:30:16 -0600
  ...the solvent will wash all the lubricant and purge the oil from the hydraulic lifters. You definitely don't want this to happen. Your...
• Re: Incantation
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 9 Sep 2010 14:18:52 -0400
  ...Now suck it up and lets get on with discussion of fuel lines, tires, headlight switches, hydraulic lifters, oil, and so on... Happy Trails...
• Quick intro and a question
  Historical mailing list - cevin
  Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:37:16 -0800
  ...What book(s) would you recommend for the diy maintenance on a air-cooled Vanagon? I've heard that these have hydraulic lifters so...
• Need advice: Fresh rebuild seems noisy
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 19:16:54 -0800
  ...The engine has been dry for a couple months, perhaps the hydraulic lifters aren't working fully? Is there any thing else I should...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 8 Sep 2024 00:23:37 -0700
  ...been getting.) Do I need to worry about that? Will the hydraulic lifters adjust for this? If so, why didn't the noise go...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 20 May 2002 - Special issue (#2002-617)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Calhoun
  Mon, 20 May 2002 20:03:11 -0400
  ...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: Boston Bob & Bentley, WOW.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 16 May 2000 09:48:18 -0400
  ...Stephens > San Juan Island, WA Doktor Tim thanks the hydraulic lifter problem I have seen has not been limited to any one brand of...
• Re: Lurch at 2900 Update...and help setting timing
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 08:35:09 -0500
  ...Read my article on hydraulic lifters and then adjust the valves to 006ths lash. http://www.bostonengine.com/articles/hydraulicll.htm good luck Bob...
• Re: hyd. lifter adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 09:10:21 -0800
  Hydraulic lifters remove the lash by design, thus the two turns to give them room to do their work. Set per Bentley, then check...
• Adjusting Valves on '77
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 04 May 1995 13:36:41 -0400 (EDT)
  Greetings Volks, My '77 does not have hydraulic lifters (I think they started in '78) so it's time to adjust the valves. I...
• Re: valve lash adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:40:00 -0700
  What to do when the lifters are pumped up too hard to take the one or two full turn and only allow zero turn...
• Re: noisy hydraulic lifter? not going away with oil change, marvel mystery additive.
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 09:44:19 -0700
  >On reassembly you get a "spring loaded aftermarket push rod tube " designed >specifically for being able to install and remove with out removing the...
• Re: Bug tune up - No vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 02:08:40 +0100
  ...Actually around the drain plug, the plug sits in the middle of the cover. > I don't know if it has hydraulic lifters that...
• Re: Considering an engine swap for the past decade, but WBX just keeps going
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 27 Nov 2014 10:47:20 -0800
  I'll be the first to admit that in my former days, the whole 'never needs adjusting' thing VW purported with hydraulic lifters led...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:37:12 -0700
  ...The valve springs are far stronger than the little springs inside the lifters. The lifters are the ones get pushed down. Oil in the...
• Re: 2.1l vacuum readings?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 21 May 2009 22:27:08 -0600
  ...9. *Make sure that the cam and lifters are matched, (solid/solid, hydraulic/hydraulic, roller hydraulic/roller hydraulic, solid roller/solid roller), etc. Strange...
• Engine runs!
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 10:51:45 PDT
  ...So, I said, it could be lifters (they are hydraulic) though I've never heard them this loud before (of course, perhaps my ears...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:38:44 -0700
  ...been getting.) > >>> > >>> Do I need to worry about that? Will the hydraulic lifters adjust for this? If so, why didn't the noise go...
• Re: engine noises
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:04:24 -0700
  ...You cannot get a feeler gauge in there because hydraulic lifters maintain zero lash when adjusted correctly. To fully explain would take pictures and...
• updrading to Mobil 1
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 12:17:17 -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...
• Not another Oil Thread
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:59:20 -0400
  ...https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/hydraulic-lifter-additive-300ml-liqui-moly- lm20004 Plus FCP Euro provides free lifetime warranty on all items, including consumables...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 15 May 2012 07:49:40 -0400
  ...off to relieve pressure on the springs and hydraulic lifters. Check for collapsed or spongy lifters. Ken On Mon, May 14, 2012 4:11...
• Re: Need engine work in Little Rock/Memphis
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 23 May 2003 13:07:58 -0400
  ...Need engine work in Little Rock/Memphis Sounds to me (pun intended) like it might be more-or-less "normal" leakdown of hydraulic lifters...
• Re: Drips at gasket, can't tighten more
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:12:29 -0600
  ...It's a great time to replace your hydraulic lifters. There's plenty in the archives to guide you through step by step. Good...
• 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...
• Hydraulic lifter valve clearance settings on a 1600 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 13:10:33 -0000
  ...When I recently re-built my engine I followed the Haynes manual when adjusting the tappets and pre-loaded the hydraulic tappets by getting...
• Re: 139297.4 miles -> BOOM!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 15 Aug 94 20:59:45 CDT
  ...Loss in oil pressure, clanking sound from the right side >(possibly a collapsed hydraulic lifter under the valve cover?) ... >Or, possibly the engine sucked...
• '78 Correct oil pressures?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 6 Sep 95 0:46:08 EDT
  ...Current problem/worry involves oil pressure and hydraulic lifters, now I never had a hydraulic lifter AC engine, and our '86 Wasserboxer used to...
• Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:23:26 -0700
  ...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: Hard starting when cold????
  Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 06:54:46 -0800
  ...with the oil so cold, the >hydraulic lifters might be shrunk,and not opening the valves >enough (like a weak oil pump would also...
• 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: Hydraulic Lifter Week
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 18:25:54 -0400
  ...Hydraulic Lifter Week << I used to just change the oil and filter once per year, since I only drove it about 10k per year...
• Re: Clutch size?
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 17 Jan 1995 09:59:04 -0800 (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: OHC heads on VW luftboxer?
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:31:53 +0200
  ...timing belt (direct drive from crankshaft) and no valve clearance adjustments (hydraulic lifters), Wouldn't it be a pity to give it all up...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 04:31:57 -0500
  At 02:53 1/8/00 , John wrote: >David, > > How can something with the precise tolerances of a hydraulic lifter >produce such adverse & varying...
• Re: Just interesting observation
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:34:34 -0500
  ...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: Tight valves!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 08:46:35 -0400
  Hydraulic lifters should have no play. Proper adjustment is touch, then two turns in. Wait an hour before starting engine so lifters can bleed...
• Re: valve lash adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:52:11 +0000
  ...That is the whole idea of hydraulic lifting. Still clatters! Let idle until engine warms up so the oil thins. Are you sure you...
• Factory New VW Diesel Motors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 20:21:38 EDT
  ...I have 1.6l diesels with the solid lifters for $1700, and 1.6l with hydraulic lifters for $1900. Also have some of the...
• Re: Fw: Re: Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 09:09:12 EST
  I always set the valves to zero lash when first starting up the motor after rebuild, or head removal. Let the van run for...
• Re: Valve Tapping Sound
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 29 May 2002 16:19:50 -0500
  ...sense is that in my later 2.1 wasserbies, what with hydraulic > lifters, > there's not much that I can adjust. I am getting...
• Re: Why solid lifters: Performance...Why hydraulic lifters - Per...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 14 May 2003 11:23:37 EDT
  ...And the lifters just might be able to resolve the problematic stock lifters...if they are a direct replacement... Robert
• Re: Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:55:00 -0400
  ...and quickly > leading to the infamous Wasserboxer valve lifter/clatter syndrome - > i.e., flat hydraulic lifter. > > Crappy filters you don't want, for sure...
• '79 2.0 liter engine & tranny for sale
  Historical mailing list - R.D. Robertson
  Wed, 30 Oct 1996 00:39:13 -0600
  ...A couple of the hydraulic lifters in the engine were developing clicking noises and need to be disassembled and cleaned or replaced. The bus...
• Re: Turbo Deisels
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:55:34 -0700
  ...The late 85s were upgraded to hydraulic lifter heads and I have had great luck with these! David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356...
• Re: Valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Shortlidge D Joel
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:09:00 -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: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:57:32 -0700
  ...I would think about the oil itself regarding lifter noise . either a different brand/viscosity .. or ....a good hydraulic lifter cleanaer ..CD-2 is...
• Help!, Something funny with Valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 22:27:12 -0500
  ...Bentley's, Haynes, Muir's, Stan's ShapingUp page (http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan/shapingup.htm), and Boston' Bob's Hydraulic lifters article (http...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 12:44:10 -0600
  ...Ever since VW introduced the hydraulic lifter in for the horizontally opposed engine (1978 2.0 air cooled--same lifter), this has occurred. It...
• Re: engine knock
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 17 May 2001 20:36:43 -0500
  ...Most likely the hydraulic lifters wheich tend to leak down. A knock would most likely be a rod bearing. If it's a knock...
• Post Headgasket-Job "Chuuuuk"
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 12:26:43 -0500
  ...This would have the effect of making that hydraulic lifter a solid lifter incapable of adjusting itself. If this occurred then the valve is...
• Re: Newbie - Getting Ready for Cross Country Trip
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 01:17:43 -0400
  ...That is what hydraulic lifters are all about. Frequnet oil > ................... I was waiting for someone to say the valves don't need adjusting on...
• Quieting noisy lifters (was: Head gasket leaking. Bummer)
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:23:33 -0500
  ...5 > turns or whatever the book says, fwiw ) > > treat them with 'hydraulic lifter cleaner' ...an oil additive. > And no kidding, I've had a...
• Re: 2.1 questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 9 Jul 2009 17:55:41 -0700
  ...or could it have been a sticky hydraulic lifter > holding open the intake valve and sucking oil in? or something else? > Should > I check...
• Re: Help Vanagon stuck in Chico, CA
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 15:38:42 -0500
  ...it was because the pushrods were not possitioned correctly in the hydraulic lifters. This was keeping the valves open. I made it back to...