---- Todd Last <Rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> My Vanagon has been sitting for awhile and upon starting, is making a
> noise and puffing out a fair amount of smoke.
> Is this a collapsed lifter?
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> I made a short video here:

sounds like the normal noise of a waterboxer when the oil has drained from the lifters, allowing them to collapse.  Run it a little while, and they'll pump up and quieten down.  At least that is my experience.  The smoke looks like condensate.  Cold where you are?

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