You need to wait for the lifter to bleed down. After the engine starts, the
lifters will adjust.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Nathaniel Poole
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:51 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Valve confusion

So I'm slapping my 2.0 AC together and adjusting valve lash, and I'm sure
I'm misunderstanding my Bentley (I would double check my Haynes manual, but
a squirrel chewed off the page I need -don't ask). From what I understand,
it says to adjust the screw against the valve stem with piston at TDC, and
them screw it in 2 more turns. What this accomplishes is it pushes the valve
open. Why would a lifter preset have the valves open during a compression
stroke? What am I not getting?

Nathaniel