At 12:47 PM 3/6/2012, mcneely4@cox.net wrote:
>This confuses me a bit.  My '91 waterboxer has "a little clacking"
>on startup, especially if it has sat for a couple of weeks (I try to
>get it out and drive it a bit at least that often to keep up with
>what might go wrong, and keep it running).  It is my understanding
>that that is not a problem, since the lifters fill and the noise
>stops.  I let it idle until that happens.

That's different, happens to a lot of them.  Sounds scary but goes
away with a little driving.  No harm in driving it.

Yrs,
d