Good God, Bacchus,

I hope what I think isn't true. I thought a car I was driving at the
time had a noisy lifter, and it had that diesel-type sound- turned out
it was throwing a rod!!!! If there is absolutely nothing wrong with
your lifters after a second opinion, it looks like some case-splittin'
fun. I certainly hope this isn't the case, but don't be surprised.
I've got my fingers crossed for you. :(

Best of luck, and I hope I'm wrong,
Sam

---BACCHUS761 <BACCHUS761@AOL.COM> wrote:
>
> I just put a new set of heads on a '84 VANAGON, I have never done a
vanagon
> watercooled before but done many air cooled, everything went ok
(what a bitch
> to put the cylinders back on) it started right up but with a noisy
ticking
> noise, almost like a disel engine noise, I think it could be a stuck
lifter, I
> adjusted the valves to hydrolic specs, this noise can't be good, any
> suggestions? can you remove these lifters while the engine is
together??
>

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