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Subject:Re: was: Valve Adjustment NOW: Hydraulic
From:Mark Drillock
Date:Thu, 10 Jun 1999 09:09:43 -0700

This is of course only very nearly correct as Vanagons with diesel
engines came with non-hydraulic lifters. These are not great in number.

Mark Drillock

Mark McCulley wrote:
>
> All Vanagon engines, both air-cooled and waterboxers, have hydraulic valve
> lifters.
>
> MM
>
> >From: "Pollard, Matthew" <Matthew.Pollard@OREADCA.COM>
> >Reply-To: "Pollard, Matthew" <Matthew.Pollard@OREADCA.COM>
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: was: Valve Adjustment NOW: Hydraulic
> >Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 07:32:35 -0700
> >
> >Speaking of valves.. how many out there have hydraulic valves?  There is a
> >little sticker in my engine compartment that says something along the lines
> >of "Don't adjust the valves, they are hydraulic!"  Am I missing something
> >here (like the fun of adjusting valves)?
> >Thanks
> >matthew
> >84 weekender (with a VWofCa rebuild)
>
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