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Subject:Re: Sticky or noisey Tappets
From:Thomas Schuster
Date:Mon, 29 Aug 1994 11:56:27 +0200 (MET DST)

On Fri, 26 Aug 1994, Tim Smith wrote:

> PS.. has anyone else fought with pushrod tube replacement? Remember the old 
> models needed to have the heads removed to do this, then the mid '70s could 
> be slid out after rocker arm removal. So why furchrissake do I have to pull 
> the heads on my waterboxer, don't the people who design these things fix 
> them, or have a memory? My favorite vehicle now squats, pees, and oozes oil 
> from its pores, charming, no?

There are telescope pushrod tubes available. With them, it is a fairly 
easy job without removing the heads.

T.S.
83' vanagon

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