Ben

My lifters are loud every time I start it up and I drive it every day.
We put synthetic oil in last time but it still noisy for the first few
miles.
No worries?

Arlene
1987 wolfsburg carat

From:
BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
To:
vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date:
05/21/2011 06:41 AM
Subject:
Re: Van idle over winter
Sent by:
Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>

Drive it around more. They all have that
noisy-lifter-when-not-driven-daily disease. It should eventually go away.
Until you stop driving it regularly again.

BenT
sent from my electronic leash

On May 21, 2011, at 6:09 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote:

> I'd like to hear this, also.  I usually do drive my van just for its own
good every couple of weeks when not camping.  Due to a lot of family
health matters over the past six weeks, I haven't given it the attention
it needed.  I started it Friday, and the lifters are really loud.  During
the time I idled it, it did not quieten down.  What do I do?
>
> DMc
>
> ---- Kevin Gilbert <kggilbert@MYACTV.NET> wrote:
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I just got my 84 Westy back from a shop after having seam rust and
>> rocker panel attention, plus new paint. But since the guy was a little
>> slow (7 months slow), I'm wondering what you all might suggest for
>> spring maintenance items for a van which sat idle over the winter. It
>> sat in a paint booth since Halloween. It was started occasionally (so
>> I've been told).
>>
>> Most years, I drive the van 12 months (western Maryland). 1.9L 2 wd
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Kevin
>
> --
> David McNeely