Using Terry's advice a few weeks ago (and that of a few others like Stan,
Ben & Steve) I first cleaned out my engine by adding Gunk engine flush and
running the engine for 5 minutes as per instructions on the can and then
draining it. I added new oil with one quart of Marvel mystery oil and plan
to run this for a couple of thousand miles. I also added about 10 OZ of
Marvel to my gas at fill up to clean the top of the engine. After my next
oil change I am going to switch to Mobil one synthetic oil and use the
Trasko oil filter system I bought. http://trasko-usa.com/

In case anyone is just tuning in to the Trasko option, the company has
offered an 8% discount to anyone from our list buying the system. Several
people have received the Japanese test results and are going to translate.
For me however there was enough in English to convince me that the Trasko
filter system is beneficial.

Before doing any removing of lifters it seems wise to follow the advice of
those more experienced who suggest a good engine flush and the Marvel oil.

Simplicity first. Hard work later.

William Polowniak
1989 Vanagon GL
1988 Mercedes 300 SE

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Donalds" <bostneng@FCL-US.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters)

> Terry  and fellow learkers
> the reason I suggested before the oil change is to limit the amount of
junk
> suspended in the oil
> as a rebuilder I have a hard time telling people to modify there oil that
> can get tricky and if its the first time you are adding marvel then you
dont
> want the slug in the oil for the whole 2 or 3k miles
> I have seen the benifits of marvel after 1 heat cycle in my own cars
> Bob