It is my understanding that you cannot change to solid lifters without
changing the camshaft as well.

Try readjusting them to 2 full turns, if you have been doing just 1 or
1.5 and see if that helps build up pressure more quickly/efficiently.

good luck,
chris

neil wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> Did some reading in archives about lifters (found
> Boston Bobs tech pages. Good stuff!) and gleaned info
> that may help.
>
> Here's what's happening:
>
> van sits unstarted for more than a week, a pretty
> noisy lifter happens. It happened before, the noise
> went away and it may do so this time too, but upon
> taking it on highway for short (1 km) boot, noise
> didn't go away. In fact I lost power for a short bit.
> (valves not opening properly I'm sure). Noise happens
> through entire RPM range. Oil must be draining out of
> lifter and isn't coming up to pressure, so too much
> clearance in valve train. Blah blah blah....
>
> Can I replace stock hydraulic lifters with solid ones?
> Is this a bad idea?
>
> Are solid lifters even available for the air cooled 2
> litre?
>
> My theory is that since I don't drive it every week, I
> could eliminate this problem. But hey; maybe I could
> just start it every few days..... ;^)
>
>
> Cheers and TIA,
>
>
>
> Neil Nicholson.
> 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
>
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