Leo,

I don't know about the length issue, but I'm pretty sure that gasoline
smelling lifters are reason enough to return them. You might ask the
seller about the length when you call to return them, assuming you can.

Jim
On Mar 4, 2005, at 8:01 PM, Leo Lee wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I received my order of new hydrolic lifters and ready for the big job
> this coming weekend to complete replacing the head job for my Westy
> vanagon. I opened the package and a strong smell of gasoline coming
> out of the lifters package. I was holding a lifter and wipe it with a
> clean paper tower, I found some residual dirt came out of the lifter.
> Also these lifters are about 3mm longer than those I pulled out from
> the engine block. I do not feel comfortable installing this new
> lifters onto the engine, as you know, it takes an awful lot of efforts
> to replace it if the lifters are not right. I would greatly appreciate
> any suggestion about the gasoline smelling lifters.
>
> Leo, 1991 Westy Multivan, 110,000mls
>