No pitting anywhere. No problems at all, really, except after the car
sitting a long time and then it pumped up no problem. I will pull them out
and test them per bentley. My daughter was driving the car when the temp 2
sensor retainer gave way, letting out a lot of coolant in a hurry. Needless
to say, it overheated and needed head gaskets and thermostat housing. I was
just going to do the lifters while I was "in there." No oil pressure
problems on this car either.

Jim

On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote:

> If there is no pitting on the bottom, they can be reused in the same
> position on the same cam. There isn't  any place else that wears. You can
> replace a badly pitted one with a new one on the old cam, but it could
> accelerate the wear on that lobe.  Use break-in cam grease on it. David
> mentions Marvel Mystery Oil, and you can take each one apart and soak it in
> this for a couple of hours, or overnight.  It's a powerful solvent type
> oil.
>
> If you had noisy lifters that took a long time to pump up, it was likely
> due
> to low oil pressure, not the lifter, and that will be fixed with new
> bearings, which I assume you are replacing.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Jim Felder
> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 4:34 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: 2.1 hydraulic lifter rebuild kit available?
>
> I see hydraulic lifters for the 2.1 priced about $20 each. That's a lot of
> money when you consider that all a lifter is likely to need is a rubber
> seal costing a few cents. Has anyone successfully rebuilt lifters, and are
> the rebuild kits still available?
>
> Jim
>
>