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Subject:Re: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:12:13 -0500

Shouldn't a '78 have hydraulic lifters? Adjust accordingly.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Stan Wilder
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 6:00 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled

Subject: 1987 Bay, with type IV air-cooled FI engine, solid lifters.
Question: Valve setting .006 do these things ever get real quiet or
should I always hear some chatter?
I'd expect some noise when its cold and I've got that.
After idling for 15 minutes; Shouldn't they get quieter.
I know they do on the 66 Splittie.

Stan Wilder

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