It is possible to have a defective lifter. A stuck ball valve or clogged port or even a broken spring. Lifter ticking after start up can also be a valve sticking in a guide or an oil pressure problem.

Dennis

----- Original Message -----
From: Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM>
Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2005 11:03 am
Subject: Re: lifter that doesn't stay pumped up?

> Isn't that for a lifter that is noisy after initial
> startup?  I have the opposite problem - quiet at
> startup, but then gets noisy.
>
> But to answer your question, i did try the 0.006"
> thing, and then ran it for maybe 10 minutes (not that
> i 100% trust my lifter adjustment skills).  After
> preloading the lifters again, i thought it fixed the
> noisy lifter... but sure enough, a few minutes later
> clickety clack.
>
> What is failing inside the lifter to lose it's prime
> (or whatever you want to call it), after it has been
> running?
>
> Thanks for all the suggestions.
>
> -Damon
>
> --- Michael Knight <vwdormer@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > HAve you tried the method described in the Bentley?
> >
> > Adjust valve to .006" and drive until you feel that
> > all air has be evacuate
> > then readjust to proper standards.
>
>
> '84 Westy "The Van" w/2.3L WBX
> Vancouver, BC
>
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