I have not asked them -yet.    But I will, and will share their explanation.

-john

On 2/3/13 9:18 AM, Bob Stevens wrote:
> .... and what did GoWesty tell you when you asked them that same question?
>
> Bob
>
> Sent from DAS4X4
>
> On Feb 3, 2013, at 10:08 AM, John Goubeaux <john@UCSB.EDU> wrote:
>
>> Howdy Folks,
>>
>> I've  got a 2.2 GoWesty engine that has roughly 6K miles on it. It's
>> running fine -but because I am not driving it a lot, it can sit for a
>> week or more before I fire it up and drive it, the valve lifters have
>> clacked on several occasions while the engine is cold. After several
>> miles and higher RPMs the noise eventually goes away. I've seen this on
>> older Waterboxer engines I have had ( with lots of miles on them), BUT
>> the question is: Is this something to worry about at all given it's a
>> new engine OR b/c it often sits for longer periods IS this normal ?
>>
>> -john