Actually nothing is fixed by adjusting the hydraulic lifter. Just a cover up
for another problem unless they were not adjusted correctly to begin with.
Anytime the valves are adjusted the adjuster screws should be replaced. They
do get a wear line from siding on the valve stem. Move that line and the
screw and valve tip can chewed up.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 5:10 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Continuing saga 82 aircooled 2.0l westy emission failure issues
update

Ken have you tried checking the valve adjustment?  Many problems have been
fixed by loosening up an adjustment that is too tight.  Should see an
increase in compression numbers if this helps.

Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com
On Jul 29, 2012 12:59 PM, "Ken Wyatt" <57skibum@gmail.com> wrote:

> The old engine was an old Mark Stephens.  I think they are no longer
> around tho. It probably had about 90K on it.  This new rebuild used
> new AMC heads.
>
> I forgot to mention the compression test  numbers were done w/ engine
> cold which is not right either.  I'll redo compression with a warmed
> up engine and then do ta wet compression later. I will report back
> what I find.
> thanks,
> ken
>
> On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net>
> wrote:
> > I believe you have the problem nailed down but you can do a wet
> compression
> > test to be sure. The test works better on upright or V engines but
> > should show results on your pancake engine.
> >
>