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• Re: 83 wasserboxer - valve adjustment advice
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 09:51:44 -0700
  ...specs on valve clearance (adjusting valves and measuring gap w/ feeler gauge, e.g)" because these engines have hydraulic valve lifters. There is only...
• Re: adjusting Hydraulic Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Frank
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 17:27:25 -0700
  ...adjusting Hydraulic Valve lifters Fellow listies: Need to adjust my lifters, 2.1 water cooled. Bentley, 15.29 doesn't say hot or cold...
• Re: adjusting Hydraulic Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 18:05:58 -0400
  ...touches the valve stem..... frank wrote The .010 or .020 "real measurements" are for mechanical (i.e. solid) lifters. Hydraulic lifters are commonly set...
• Re: adjusting Hydraulic Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 17:22:03 -0500
  ...touches the valve stem..... > > frank wrote > The .010 or .020 "real measurements" are for mechanical (i.e. solid) > lifters. Hydraulic lifters are commonly set...
• Re: was: Valve Adjustment NOW: Hydraulic
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 09:09:43 -0700
  ...Mark Drillock Mark McCulley wrote: > > All Vanagon engines, both air-cooled and waterboxers, have hydraulic valve > lifters. > > MM > > >From: "Pollard, Matthew" <Matthew.Pollard@OREADCA...
• Re: was: Valve Adjustment NOW: Hydraulic
  Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 21:04:29 -0400
  ...These are not great in number. > >Mark Drillock > >Mark McCulley wrote: >> >> All Vanagon engines, both air-cooled and waterboxers, have hydraulic valve >> lifters. >> Tim...
• Fw: Re: Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation
  Historical mailing list - easoars
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 17:59:34 -0800
  ...Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation > Richard Bias wrote: > > > > All, > > The whole thing about adjusting to 6 mils of lash was and is only a...
• Re Re: Hydraulic valve lifter noise on '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 19:25:50 -0700
  The lifters need to be replaced with new ones. Don't be tempted to buy rebuilt. 022 109309 LIFTER-HYDRAULIC 1Y 21 _________ 10.00...
• Re: Hydraulic lifter links
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 09:10:04 -0400
  The hydraulic lifter was never intended to be laid over on its side as it tends not to bleed out trapped air in this...
• Re: Mushroomed out valve adjusters
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:38:39 -0600
  ...Yes it does apply to the hydraulic lifters, that's what mine are. Michael Knight '77 Westy Deluxe, "el Verde" '85 Vanagon GL, nameless
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:12:11 -0600
  ...valve > tappet noise. > > If you set 0 turn you are using your hydraulic lifter almost as a solid lifter. > Occasionally your "solid lifter" will...
• Hydraulic valve lifters?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:33:43 -0400
  ...What is the gap supposed to be for my valves ijtake and exhaust and do I have hydraulic lifters? I don't even know...
• 78 Bus Hydraulic Lifters
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Apr 1996 21:11:01 -0500
  ...So I took the engine apart for a valve job and found some interesting things about the lifters. (The valve seat was gone after...
• Re: hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 04:35:50 -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...
• Continuing saga 82 aircooled 2.0l westy emission failure issues update
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Mon, 30 Jul 2012 08:25:13 -0700
  ...hydraulic lifters...flame proof suit on....to track what can be wearing in the valve train....particularly with AMC heads....not adjusting hydraulics assumes...
• 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...
• Re: Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 13:28:47 -0500
  ...I tell my customers they preload the lifters at there own risk the valves just dont close all the way. so yes .006 ths...
• hydraulic lifters ... some info/opinion ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 04 Jan 96 20:16:26 CST
  i thought this might be of some interest to those of us with hydraulic valve lifters: from Road & Track, February 1996. Technical Correspondence ... Heavy...
• Re: Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 07:03:37 PST
  ...Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation >Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 06:08:45 PST > >David: Thanks for the explanation. I was loosely following the...
• Hydraulic lifter link
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:47:14 -0500
  Folks, for all those who are in the dark about hydraulic valve adjustments and related matters, here's a well-conceived link I found...
• Boston Bobs history of vanagon hydraulic lifters and the bentley book
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 17:06:20 -0400
  ...This note says, in part That there is a problem with hydraulic lifters becoming air bound and that preloading Hydraulic valves should be considered...
• Valves?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:01:17 -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: 52 degree Inline 4 hydraulic lifters leaking down
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:30:25 -0700
  ...is the hydraulic lifters leaking. > My old motor had hydraulic lifters ( well, at least that's what the > sticker > on the valve cover said...
• Re: Hydraulic lifter link
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:54:12 -0500
  ...the hydraulic lifter. Cheers, Neil. --- Geza Polony <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > Folks, for all those who are in the dark about > hydraulic valve adjustments...
• Re: Solid Lifters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 06:55:27 -0500
  ...The hydraulic lifter was a significant improvement over the solid lifter, as it maintains proper clearance and tension in the valve train automatically throughout...
• Re: Hydrolic lifters- 81'
  Historical mailing list - R.D. Robertson
  Fri, 10 May 1996 15:04:32 -0500
  ...79 bus' 2.0 liter, hydraulic-valve longblock: Adjusting Hydraulic Lifters Unlike American car hydraulic lifters, VW lifters cannot always be adjusted to any...
• Re: Boston Bobs history of vanagon hydraulic lifters and the bentley book
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 13:32:21 -0500
  ...This note says, > in part > That there is a problem with hydraulic lifters becoming air bound and that > preloading > Hydraulic valves should be considered...
• Re: Solid lifter conversion.
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 11 May 2003 13:41:50 -0400
  ...It did get pretty old crawling under there every 6,000 miles to adjust the valves. My Honda has solid lifters, too, but at...
• Re: Hydraulic Valve Lifters!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:21:29 -0500
  ...Hydraulic Valve Lifters! > Hi all, > In addition to being very noisy when cold, can bad hydraulic valve > lifters suddenly cause a serious loss of...
• Re: was: Valve Adjustment NOW: Hydraulic
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 08:27:36 PDT
  All Vanagon engines, both air-cooled and waterboxers, have hydraulic valve lifters. MM >From: "Pollard, Matthew" <Matthew.Pollard@OREADCA.COM> >Reply-To: "Pollard, Matthew...
• Re: 52 degree Inline 4 hydraulic lifters leaking down
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:07:25 -0700
  ...My old motor had hydraulic lifters ( well, at least that's what the sticker on the valve cover said and I have no reason...
• 78 to 83 engine parts.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 23:11:48 -0500
  Hey all, I'm in the process of doing the valves on Clementine, and am going to install hydraulic lifter's in her to...
• Re: 52 degree Inline 4 hydraulic lifters leaking down
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:04:50 -0700
  ...is the hydraulic lifters leaking. > > My old motor had hydraulic lifters ( well, at least that's what the > > sticker > > on the valve cover said...
• Re: Questions About Buying Diesel Westi
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Sat, 8 Feb 97 20:25:27
  ...No hydraulic valve lifters -- >> needs valve adjustments pretty often. > >valve adjustments pretty often? My Diesel has now 150,000 km >and I had no...
• Re: Quick intro and a question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:37:35 -0800
  ...if your engine has hydraulic lifters, yes, regular valve adjustments are not required. They push rod screws are adjustable when you have hydraulic lifters...
• Valve noise
  Historical mailing list - Robie Pierce
  Mon, 15 May 2000 09:55:46 -0400
  On a '91 Wolfie - over 60 mph at operating temp hydraulic lifter clacks. Sometime pretty good. Back off or in congested traffic no valve...
• Re: New lifter valve adjustment schedule?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Jun 2005 22:45:52 -0400
  ...New lifter valve adjustment schedule? Is this in the Bentley? I had the lads at the local shop drop in new hydraulic lifters all...
• Re: 52 degree Inline 4 hydraulic lifters leaking down
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ewing
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:29:43 -0400
  ...is the hydraulic lifters leaking. > > > My old motor had hydraulic lifters ( well, at least that's what the > > > sticker > > > on the valve cover said...
• Re: lifters for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 09:13:42 -0600
  ...the valve stems and pitted adjusting screws from neglect of adjusting the solid lifters. (use valve stem caps) In effect the hydraulic became solid...
• Noisy Lifter - to replace or not?
  Historical mailing list - Kenn Draymon
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 15:09:58 -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: Noisy Lifter Solution, nothing great, just FYI
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 12:21:58 -0500
  ...It must be a solvent that disolves the varnish and crud that collect in and on the lifters.And somekind of lubricant too.Hydraulic...
• Re: Replace Hydraulic lifters with solid lifters?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 23:42:12 -0500
  ...Replace Hydraulic lifters with solid lifters? > Yah, that makes sense. > > I haven't adjusted the valves (preloaded) yet. Since > it's likely air is...
• Re: Checking Hydraulic Lifters
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Oct 1995 00:11:57 -0500
  ...making contact with the end of the valve stem). Some mechanics just install the hydraulic lifters without bleeding them and let the engine oil...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 18:04:21 -0500
  ...getting the hydraulic lifters >adjusted correctly. If I recall accurately, the Hyd lifter came into >existance to "simply" provide the correct valve clearance automatically...
• Re: Was: Hydraulic lifter. Now: more accurate version of question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:55:50 +0000
  ...Hydraulic lifter. Now: more accurate version of question. To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > --- neil wrote: > > > If I preload lifter and leave it that way...
• 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...
• 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: Questions About Buying Diesel Westi
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Feb 1997 18:57:42 +0000
  ...valve adjustments. I would not say any > >wrong, but there should be hydraulic lifters. > > COMMENT: I believe that later VW diesels had hydraulic lifters...
• Re: Replace Hydraulic lifters with solid lifters?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 21:52:21 -0500
  ...Replace Hydraulic lifters with solid lifters? Yah, that makes sense. I haven't adjusted the valves (preloaded) yet. Since it's likely air is...
• Re: hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 03:52:15 -0600
  I was never happy with the hydraulic lifters. I replaced mine with regular lifters and was happy ever after. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy...
• Re: Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 11:54:48 PST
  ...Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation >Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 13:28:47 -0500 > >Richard Bias wrote: > > > > All, > > The whole thing about adjusting to...
• Re: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 22:49:39 -0600
  ...The valves are not excessively loud ................ I just had to do a double take because I expected Hydraulic lifters like 80-83. While walking...
• adjusting Hydraulic Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:44:33 -0400
  ...Need to adjust my lifters, 2.1 water cooled. Bentley, 15.29 doesn't say hot or cold just 2 turns clockwise after the...
• Re: jump!
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 10:47:22 -0800 (PST)
  ...hydraulic lifters and > setting the valve timing. I got a friend to turn the engine giving me the > opportunity to view the valve train...
• Flat lifters
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Nov 1996 23:32:10 -0800
  ...the hydraulics would "pump up", actually encouraging the early floating of the valves. High performance engines used solid lifters to lessen the valvetrain moving...
• Re: Questions About Buying Diesel Westi
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 09 Feb 1997 03:14:12 +0200
  ...No hydraulic valve lifters -- > needs valve adjustments pretty often. valve adjustments pretty often? My Diesel has now 150,000 km and I had no...
• Re: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:53:35 -0600
  ...I adjusted the valves at .006 (Boston Bob's hydraulic lifter technique) and just by chance the same for solid lifters. Tom Wilson's...
• Re: 52 degree Inline 4 hydraulic lifters leaking down
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:39:01 -0700
  ...is the hydraulic lifters leaking. > > > > My old motor had hydraulic lifters ( well, at least that's what the > > > > sticker > > > > on the valve cover said...
• Re: hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 10:00:35 -0000
  ...Best Rgds Phil T25 - Still Warm > I was never happy with the hydraulic lifters. I replaced mine with regular > lifters and was happy ever...
• Hydraulic valve lifter noise on '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Robert Capra
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 16:52:24 -0700
  ...I've been told by a VW dealership mechanic that it is the bleeding down of pressure in the hydraulic valve lifters and that...