Recommend having an oil pressure and oil temp gage installed in the very
near future. They will help keep your engine healthy!

John
On Jun 5, 2016 18:38, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Your problem is not the lifters. You have an oil pressure problem. Either
> you are using the wrong oil, it is at the wrong oil level, (overfull is
> worse the under filling), the engine is running too hot, the oil pump inlet
> screen is getting clogged with debris, the oil pump is worn or damaged, or
> what is common on higher mileage 1.9 engines the case and main bearings are
> worn out so you lose oil pressure internally.
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> You want to get the oil pressure tested with a gauge. Don't just have a
> gauge connected and oil pressure checked for a few minutes. Get it on the
> highway and see what happens after at least a 1/2 hour at highway speed. A
> health engine should be able to maintain close to 10 psi/1,000 rpm.
>
> BTW does the oil pressure warning light work? I'll bet this is accompanied
> with a flickering oil pressure light at idle.
>
> Dennis
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> > On Jun 5, 2016, at 12:46 PM, Wrenold Williams <wrey455@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Question:  Where can I purchase eight Febi Valve Lifters - the ones
> > with the sturdy c-clip holding the parts together? I understand they are
> the better ones!
> > I currently have the ones with the paper clip holding the parts together.
> > My 1984 1.9  Westfalia starts & runs fine with no valve noise but
> > after driving for about an hour at 60 - 70 mph or so then the engine
> > loses power and the valves become very noisy.
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