Hi Chris,

I have used Sea foam in gas for fuel injection cleaning. I’m guessing you are talking about something else like a oil conditioning product.  They might make lots of things.  I only know the fuel version.

Eric Caron 

> On Aug 8, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Chris Cary <chriscary48@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> I have used Seafoam for the same problem and since I have used it I have not had that problem!
> 
> 
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> 
> On Sunday, August 8, 2021, 3:36 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> 
> Wow!  Great job. 
> 
> You will be out enjoying late summer and fall weather soon.
> 
> Yes, that lifter noise does make me a bit crazy at times.  Even with my fully rebuilt engine I sometimes get it.  For a couple weeks it happened at every start up.  Last three start ups it was almost not there.  So I’m hoping for more quiet start ups.
> 
> So glad to hear the Alistair van is up and running again.  Now to hear about some camping adventures!
> 
> Eric 
> 
> 
> > On Aug 8, 2021, at 1:05 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA <mailto:albell@SHAW.CA>> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > And Eric, pmail coming soon!
> > 
> > Got my van back together and running. Boy I hate initial start up of engine that’s been out of van and fooled with. Yup, more than a couple of lifters had bled down. Makes you think you’ve done something radically wrong.
> > 
> > I’ll get some pics of the things I’ve done posted to the blog in a bit. But one thing unexpected was finding a separating spring perch and broken lower bump stop on drivers side. Maybe the spring shifting was causing that mystery clunk I’ve been hearing once in a while?
> > I’ll find out as I’ve made new spring perches.
> > 
> > See here on blog 
> > https://shufti.blog/2021/08/08/vanagon-new-rear-spring-perches/ <https://shufti.blog/2021/08/08/vanagon-new-rear-spring-perches/>
> > 
> > Alistair