Frankly, given that, you don't need to mess with them! If it ain't broke . .
.

Stuart

From: Jim Felder [mailto:jim.felder@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 9:24 AM
To: Stuart MacMillan
Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject: Re: 2.1 hydraulic lifter rebuild kit available?

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