

| Subject: | Re: Any concerns about letting a van sit? |
| From: | Stuart MacMillan |
| Date: | Thu, 15 Feb 2001 08:30:20 -0800 |
Once a week is fine. You may notice that there is a loud tapping sound when you first start up. This is the hydraulic lifters, which may bleed down in a week's time. Just driving for a few minutes should pump them up, if not, see the archives for some fixes for this. Ed Shultz wrote: > > Hi List, > > Does anyone know of any potential mechanical problems if I let my '87 > syncro sit all week and only drive it on the weekends? The previous owner > used to use it as his everyday transportation. > > Any thoughts? > Ed Shultz > 1987 Syncro GL -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1 '65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly) Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM): '72 MGB GT (Daughter's) '64 MGB (Son's) Stripped and gone but their parts live on: '68 MGB, '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT
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