Karl,

The Bently calls for taking out the slack and then adding two (2) full
turns.

There has been discussion that VW issued a Tech Bull changing it to one (1)
turn, but I havn't seen it.

Boston Bob advised the gap after installing new lifters, drive it a while,
and then adjust it in 1/2 turn (check with Bob on this).

Last spring (2000) I adjusted mine to "0" and drove it about 3,000 miles on
a long trip.  More power and better gas mileage.

Blew out the radiator in the middle of nowhere, called the Bus Depot at 3:00
pm and had a new one delivered the next morning at 8:00 am.

About 200 miles from home, had the idle valve stick wide open, collapsed a
lifter, plugged the idle valve and limped home 20 miles at a time with a 30
minute wait for the lifter to cool? down and refill.

Replaced the lifter, adjusted all to two (2) turns in and continued to have
loud lifter noises after hard driving.

Recently replaced the AFM and, for reasons I don't understand, I no longer
have noisy lifters.  I will soon adjust them to 1/2 turn and see how it
goes.

Randy Herd
86 GL Weekender
68 Kombi
98 Jeep Cherokee

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