Officially it is supposed to be 2 turns. I have tried 1-1/2 and 2.
All worked fine. The lifter self-adjusts. there is really no difference
between 1-1/2 and 2.

David

--- Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> One of those guys has made his living rebuilding VW engines for a long time
> now.
>
> I'd go with his recommendation.
>
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 7:54 AM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote:
>
> > At 10:27 AM 4/30/2008, Chris S wrote...
> >
> >  Although I'm getting ZERO messages from Gerry again, I'm hoping
> > > knowledgeable folks will reply to me directly.
> > >
> > > I'm confused about proper lifter adjustment.  According to Bob Boston
> > > I
> > > should do 1.5 turns past contact.  According to Ken Wilfy I should
> > > just
> > > leave the lifters set at first contact.
> > >
> > > Sooo... what is it?  And why?
> > >
> >
> > 1 1/2 turns in from a fully expanded lifter. Because it allows the
> > lifter to adjust itself in either direction. If you set it at "first
> > contact," the lifter can't expand to adjust for a valvetrain which is
> > getting looser.
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> Crescent Beach, BC
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>

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