David,

 How can something with the precise tolerances of a hydraulic lifter
produce such adverse & varying results ?

Regards,          JP

Yours works the way it should.  Mine loses 20 psi of compression if I
even
> adjust the lash to zero, let alone any preload.  As I said before, when it
> works right it's fine.  It's just that there are too many of them that
> don't work right.
>
> cheers
> david
> David Beierl - Providence, RI
>   http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
> '85 GL "Poor Relation"