Just thought I'd share a piece of info on noisy lifters.  Someone told me,
probably from this list, to NEVER shut the van off with the engine still
cold (e.g., not yet up to full operating temperature).  So, I never do and
haven't had a noisy lifter since then.  However, I picked my van up at the
mechanic's the other day and they had moved it and shut it off cold at some
point during the day, and the lifter tapping was Horrible.  It finally went
away after I let it idle for quite awhile.  I give her a dose of Marvel
Mystery Oil every once in awhile when I need to add a bit of oil, and I
think it helps.  My dad swore by it.

Karen Brown
'84 WEsty
'92 Jetta

>From: John Gladu <jgladu@bcm.tmc.edu>
>Reply-To: John Gladu <jgladu@bcm.tmc.edu>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: lifter problem...
>Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 14:46:08 -0500
>
>Any hints on how to get a lifter to work again?
>I changed the oil and filter and got one of the two "tappers" working.
>
>This is on our '90, which has been sitting for most of the summer...
>