Jason 
this is nornal and you might need to drive as many as 10 miles before it goes away.Try a thiner oil
Bob Donalds 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jason Willenbrock 
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 6:15 PM
  Subject: extremely loud lifter noise

  hey all,
  on my 87 syncro westy i am restoring i started her up today to find dome extremely loud lifter noise.  i ahve not ran her for a week.  there is 20/50 castrol syntec in her, mahle filter.  weather is about 30-40 degrees out.  i just got her running a few weeks ago sfter she sat for about a month and at that time there was no lifter noise.  i let her run for about ten minutes no calming of the lifters.  i am positive it is the lifters.  what is going on?  
  thanks
  jason

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