Hey Jeff, glad you've got your van back!

That's dry lifters you're hearing and YES, change the oil and filter.

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 5:50 AM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:

> Now that I have everything working - I have a couple of questions for those
> of you who know :)
>
> While my "new" engine isn't a fresh rebuild nor is it new it did sit for an
> unknown amount of time. So does it require a kind of break in period?
> Should
> I change the oil after a small amount of miles? I mean maybe it doesn't
> matter at all since it's not new - but I wondered because it had been
> sitting (possibly for several years).
>
> The second thing i wanted to ask is about lifter noise. I've heard a lot
> about it here over the years but have never experienced it (or at least I
> don't think I have) - well I think I am experiencing this now - can anyone
> explain the sound this would make? I would say waht I am hearing isn't a
> knock or a ping really - I'm not sure what I would call it. I understand
> that if this is the lifters this should correct itself once they are pumped
> back up - how long does that take?
>
> Thanks again for everything.
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '90 Carat (Grover)
> '86 (We call this one Parts)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
>

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Jake

1984 Vanagon GL
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