-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Haynes [mailto:d23haynes57@hotmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 5, 2016 7:39 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM; wrey455@yahoo.com
Subject: RE: Febi Val Lifters!

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.

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

> 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.