here's what's normal..........it's very clear when the rocker has contacted
a lifter that is properly pumped up.
On those you go the 1.5 turns past there.

if it's squishy, like you say, which is a good way to describe it ........
what I do is go just a bit past contact and tighten down the rocker screw.
Then later after it's run a while, I check them again.
if any are stil squishy............I try to not go too far past initial
contact.
maybe a half turn. Seems a bit hard to tell when initial contact happens.
Eventually they get quiet.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: Hydraulic valve adjustment question

> And what if a lifter is not firm? What's the procedure for a squishy
> one, which was fine a few nights ago before it lay sideways in the
> engine for a few days?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 5:08 PM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Yup, just like the Idiot Manual taught me long ago!
>>
>> Gracias,
>>                    Miguel
>>