I fired my van up last night after letting it sit in the garage for nearly
two weeks. It started immediately, but made the absolute worst lifter noise
I've ever heard in my life. It sounded like the Four Horsemen of the
Apocalypse were galloping around the back of my van. I got out and listened,
and the noise was emanating equally from both sides of the motor. The motor
seemed to be running smoothly, however, so I eased it around the block to
see if the noise would subside. It did not. Sure got some stares from my
neighbors, though! I disgustedly pulled back in the driveway, shut it off
and spent an hour or so mowing the front yard.  After putting the mower
away, I started the van again to pull it back in the garage. Surprise! It
was quiet again. Took it for another spin; it ran "like butter" the whole
time, and was dead quiet. I started it again this morning after letting it
sit overnight and it made no noise at all. What the hell is going on here?
Should I start the thing every couple of days to keep this from happening
again? Did I hurt anything by running it while it was noisy?

JJ

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