In a message dated 97-06-25 14:54:25 EDT, kdlewis@juno.com writes:

<< TWIMC:
 To the best of my recolection hydraulic lifters run with NO clearance and
 never should be adjusted.  Clearance IS the problem!

You are absolutely right, KD, and that is what I am telling our fellow
VWer...
 
 >If one
 >of your lifters is sleeping, one or more of the measurements will be 
 >slack. 

Hydraulic lifters DO run at nil clearance (at operating temperature), and
should not be adjusted. 

I was suggesting that the fastidious, tinkering driver might 

>...roll the motor to TDC #1 and check the valve clearance, (only to know
that that valve is the problem...

which, of course does not entail adjusting the valves.

GMB, Fairfax, VA
Lookin' a '87-'90 Westy
1985 Jetta Turbo Diesel
1976 Transporter (AGAIN?!!)
ex 1976 Transporter
ex 1972 914 2.0
ex 1973 Squareback
ex 1985 GTi
ex 1970 914 1.7
(family) ex 1972 Transporter
(family) ex 1962 Microbus
(family) ex 1958 Karmann Ghia