The other thing I see happen is when they are run loose or even ) lash the
snap rings can get hammered. Then when the rockers are removed the inside
pieces fall out and into the engine. Good luck fishing them out.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Frank Condelli
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 3:54 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 2.1 hydraulic lifter rebuild kit available?

        There are no seals inside those lifters.  It's the metal that wears
and the ends get dished.  You can disassemble and clean them and maybe get
more life out of them but really a good rebuild needs new ones.

On 2012-10-26, at 6:44 PM, Automatic digest processor
<LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:

> 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?

Cheers,

Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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