Sorry JP, i know you did reply in p-mail but i seem to have lost this one!

Anyway, like you said in that e-mail, you took care of the valves lately and
the oil and filter are ok. On top, you tolf me that you don't use the van
everyday, so, that sound a bit like a lazy lifter... nothing else! BUT, do
one thing, have the valves check again, carefully, AC engine go wrong pretty
fast. You may also have a failing valve spring... and this take a lot of
knowledge to detect! You nee to look at the vavle tip.

Also, here is how to find which lifter is th cupid (can i say thatin English?)

In the morning, remove both valves cover, one by one, check all valve/lifter
by pushing on those, but you need to put each cylinder in TDC to do so for
eachcylinder that you want to test.
http://www.benplace.com/tdc.htm
http://www.benplace.com/1700valves.htm

Bla bla bla...
Ben

On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:11:03 -0400, Burdett, Jean-Pierre
<jp.burdett@SPOTWAVE.COM> wrote:

>Gang
>
>Every time I start my air-cooled engine up (cold) my bus has a loud
>clackety sounds for about 5-10 seconds (as if something is sticking like
>lifters or valves?) - then the sound disappears and she idles quietly..
>is this a sign of something needing attention?
>
>Thanks
>JP
>
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