Stuart, I have had a lot of success doing this, but I would guess just driving for a few hours will fix the problem.  The sticking lifter problem on Vanagons is quite normal and usually will go away after some driving.  No damage will result due to the noisy lifters so not to worry.

> On Apr 11, 2015, at 12:34 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
> 
> I did some more searching on the Internet at there was some mention of Marve=
> l Mystery Oil (MMO) in Vanagon.....  Some sites mentioned putting some in th=
> e gas tank, and in the oil, then running the engine for about 300 miles befo=
> re changing out the oil.  What is the experience on the group for this pract=
> ice?

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Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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