You shouldn't need to pull the engine.  Make a tool with some
stiff wire with a small hook on the end, then snag the lifter and
pull it out.  It may have some resistance if the bore is hacked
up, but it will come out.  Then it's just a matter of slipping a
new one in (soak the new one in oil overnight first).  You will
need one of those spring loaded pushrod tubes to replace the old
one as well.

Bill Knight
Raleigh, NC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:Vanagon@vanagon.com]On Behalf Of
> James B. Morris
> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 1998 10:30 AM
> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Lifter removal
>
>
> I have a lifter that has come apart iside the engine of my 87
> Vanagon GL.
> The pushrod was trapped between the lifter bore wall and the
> pushrod cup
> that had detached from the lifter.  I removed the pushrod
> with vise grips,
> and found that the lifter bore has a burr on it as well.  I
> would like to
> replace the lifter and pushrod, and tube without removing the
engine.
>
> My question is:  Has anyone ever removed a lifter without dropping
the
> engine?
>
> james
>