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Subject:Re: Lifter noise
From:Andy Stalick
Date:Wed, 21 Jul 2004 14:16:35 -0500

It looks like Stan Wilder's post on Shaping up your new Vanagon links
off to a page that is 404. Did anyone save a copy?

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 14:39:42 -0400, Kevin <antelopewesty@adelphia.net> wrote:
> Keith,
> Drain a quart of oil add one quart of Marvel mistery oil make sure your oil
> level is good on the stick.  Drive 300-500 miles.  Change oil to 20-50 with
> a mann or mahle filter.  If you like use synth. oil  I like mobil one 15-50.
> I had the same problem did this and problem gone.  Also if you don't drive
> your westy alot  change the oil when dirty not at 3k miles.  Dirty oil seems
> to help the problem.  If you just got the bus check out stan wilders
> "shapeing up your westy" post as it has some great info on this.
> Good Luck
> Kevin
> 87 Westy
> Burlington VT
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Keith Patterson
> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 12:27 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Lifter noise
>
> I've got an 87 westy with a funny problem. If I start it and let it run
> for a short time (say 5 minutes) then turn it off, the next time I start
> it my lifters make a horrible sound. I assume they are losing there
> pressurization. If I drive it for a while the noise goes away.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
>
> KP
>
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