Actually quite simple. Remove the valve cover, loosen the nuts and backout
all adjusting screws on that side. Remove the rocker arm shaft assemblie.
Remove the push rod on the offending lifter. Remove the splash shield on the
underside of the cylinders. Violently remove the push rod tube for that
valve. Pull out the lifter and put a new one in. Replace the tube with a
expandable one made for the purpose using new seals. Install the rockers arm
shaft using care to locate the push rods correctly in both ends. Adjust per
the bently. It maybe necessary to check the clearences again in a few days.

Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: "dawn" <dmoroughan@ATOMIC.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 7:03 PM
Subject: sounds like bad valve adjustment

> Ok  I  know that you all are tired of me writing the list with this.But
that
> is what it is  here for right ?Ok here it goes for the next question now
> that the oil is taken care of.I have had this low in ticking noise from
the
> right side of the engine for awhile sounds like a type 1 with a bad
> adjustment at the valve. I put in some stp oil treatment it quitened it
down
> a great bit .A friend of mine that  has a 90 gl vanagon said he thinks it
> could be a cracked or brokened spring at the lifter ? So what goes into
> fixing this ?How much would it be to have it fixed? Would the case have to
> split to do it ?
> Darrel 88  gl
>
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