Justin:

I've encountered noisy lifters twice on my Vanagon, both times after
major engine work.  The first time this happened I just drove the
bus around for a few days and eventially the noise went away.

The most recent "noisy lifter" event was last week when I installed
a new engine.  I ran the engine at about 2,000 rpm for about 20 minutes
and the lifters filled up within that break-in period.

I was told that one way to help the lifters pump up quickly was to adjust
them to "zero lash", which essentially means backing off the adjusting
screw 2 turns.  Then re-adjust once the noise goes away. 

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Tom Young                young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU
Lafayette, CA  94549     '81 Vanagon
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On Sat, 9 Nov 1996, j g shepard wrote:

> My van sat for a few weeks getting painted and now the lifters are making
> a racket? How long does it usually take for them to fill up? Any tricks I
> should know about? 
> 
> Justin
>