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Re: 90GL oil pressure (what's that sound?)
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 1 Oct 2000 23:43:31 -0500
...The clicking-clacking sounds like the classic 2.1L WBX hydraulic valve lifter leakdown. It's a PITA, but usually nothing to be immediately...
Re: Van idle over winter
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 21 May 2011 10:11:17 -0500
...They all have that noisy-lifter-when-not-driven-daily disease. It should eventually go away. Until you stop driving it regularly again. > > > BenT...
Re: EV Piston Slap Questions
Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
25 Jan 97 03:38:01 EST
...When I got it, in the morning when the engine was cold, the lifters would tap for a few minutes until it warmed up...
Re: Transmission or engine ?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:34:55 -0700
...It is > not always easier for the little guy who works under the car. > If you have an engine lifter, it is easier to...
Re: Clacking in engine!
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 10 Mar 2003 07:45:27 -0600
...On a new engine it can take an hour to warm up/pump > up > those lifters. Just don't run it at speed until...
Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 26 Feb 2014 09:01:35 -0800
I'm kinda surprised you guys haven't heard of the siphon effect. Mark Dave Mcneely wrote: > Good point. But, people who deem themselves...
All my bits are here!
Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:37:31 -0500
...First job is replacing all the lifters. Who can guide me through the pitfalls? I am all ears. (Maybe this is why my school...
Re: 1.9 Head replacement (was lifter collapse / smog issue)
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:38:20 -0400
1.9L head: http://www.benplace.com/bjp_head1/100_0004.jpg 2.1L head: http://www.benplace.com/fl2005/syncro54.jpg more CC...
waterboxer lifter tubes
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
Sun, 31 Oct 1999 09:17:33 -0500
Hello, Ok so I didn't get any takers on my first question. But during that time I did discover that collapsible push rod...
oil questioning the wisdom of the list
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Tue, 31 May 2005 09:31:57 -0700
I have always used 20w50 as this seems to be what the most on the list suggests because of the lifters. The last change...
Re: Oil
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:09:08 -0400
...On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:00:20 -0700, Brendan Slevin <brendan@BELLATAZZA.COM> wrote: >Sometimes it will make a loudish valve/lifter sound...
Is '78 a good year
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Wed, 20 Sep 95 17:20:11 PDT
...I understand that the hydraulic lifters are a benefit as well the exhaust system (which is still fairly easy to find vs. the '79...
Re: Ran out of gas & now won't run
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:34:13 -0500
...I don't bleed the lifters, I've never to my knowledge had air locked > lifters. If the above procedure doesn't quieten your...
Re: "clacka" noise @ rear right wheel area
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 27 Jul 2001 08:01:03 -0500
Clacka noise is usually associated with a lifter that is loosing it's prime. A shot of Marvels Mystery Oil Treatment 100 miles before...
Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:42:47 -0700
...Probably not needed if your lifters don't tap loudly on start up. I used it on my '84 once in a while when...
skylight lifter fix(ed) alt. idea
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Fri, 4 Jun 2004 23:33:28 -0700
...url's to replace the rollers on the ends of the lifter arms. http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/mods2.html http://members.aol...
clakity clak clak 4th cylinder 30 psi
Historical mailing list
Mon, 14 Apr 1997 22:05:59 -0800
...Would a stuck valve lifter cause this, or is it as bad as it sounds. Has anybody had any dealings with gex honoring their...
Re: Strange clacking (valve Lifter?) noise.
Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
Sun, 21 Apr 2002 20:10:34 -0400
search archives for "Marvel Mystery Oil" jim 84 westy developtrust wrote: > Every so often after my 1989 Vanagon GL has sit for about a...
WBX throwing rods?
Historical mailing list - Dan Noll
Sat, 19 Oct 2002 21:42:58 EDT
...Had the leaking head gaskets replaced in 2000 (10kmiles ago) I have a taping lifter and think it is time to adjust the valves...
Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:52:35 -0700
...How long did you let it run? After a long sit mine can take 5-10 minutes before one lifter quiets down -- this (the...
Re: Wrong answer; Re: Why are the lifters so hard?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:29:52 -0400
At 05:21 PM 4/11/2008, Zoltan Kuthy wrote... >Mike is saying that loosing oil pressure is a common happening and not >to...
Re: Mailorder rebuilders? AVP, Bost Eng, Fast Germ..?
Historical mailing list - Vince P.
Wed, 12 Jan 2000 11:48:56 -0800
...The lifter noise I was hoping would go away after break in does not. It does not go away after 10 miles of driving...
cams and lifters and more power wasRe: lifters for new engine?
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Sun, 23 Mar 2003 21:23:01 -0500
...he is pleased with the extra power and it is just a little bit louder The idea that you can just replace the lifters...
CA smog situation 84 1.9
Historical mailing list - Leonard Anthony
Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:06:52 -0700
...I do have a misbehaving lifter, I'm wondering if it could be causing the valve problem? So I'm guessing my next step...
Re: Help with starting problem.
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Fri, 14 Jun 2002 08:40:26 -0400
...A collapsed lifter could prevent the exhaust valve from opening. Any lifter noise? Check out Boston Bob's lifter adjustment technique. http://www.bostonengine...
Re: The New Vanagon Bentley Manual is Awesome!
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 6 Mar 2012 13:54:38 -0600
...mcneely ---- Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote: > What you are describing is normal Vanagon lifter noise at start up. > While it can be scarey...
Re: Clackety Clack
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 1 May 2010 19:42:51 -0500
Vanagon Lifter Syndrome - not to worry. Lifters commonly go flat on these vans. Just run the thing. It will pump back up in a...
Just interesting observation
Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
Thu, 16 Dec 2004 15:11:49 -0700
...The oil level is fine, so it almost looks like, in my case, sitting on a slight incline appears to nearly eliminate the "lifter...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 12 Nov 2004 18:56:54 -0600
...This engine did not have hydraulic lifters, but solid lifters, so I had the mechanic perform what was know as a "Hot Valve Timing...
oil additive to clean engine
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Thu, 19 May 2011 21:28:13 -0400
My ol wasserboxer has its share of lifter noise. Especially as I reach the end of the 3000 mile oil change interval using castrol...
Re: My "new" WBX 2.1
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:54:50 -0700
...the engine block that I just purchased to replace > the "shattered lifter engine" in my' 91 GL. > > Can anyone tell me when this engine...
Re: Lifter adjustment... How can I tell if they are really hydraulics?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:37:55 -0400
At 08:26 PM 3/23/2009, David Kao wrote: >Unless there are telescoping push rod tubes that are much better >than the ones...
Re: 6 mils of lash...
Historical mailing list - John
Sat, 8 Jan 2000 02:53:41 -0500
David, How can something with the precise tolerances of a hydraulic lifter produce such adverse & varying results ? Regards, JP Yours works the way it...
Re: Poor fuel consumption 81 aircooled- aux air reg bad?
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Mon, 31 Dec 2001 23:56:53 -0600
...I've never heard of adjusting solid or hydraulic lifters to zero. Am I missing something? Mark Ingalls 85 GL 75 Beetle _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos...
Re: 82 Diesel Vanagon Engine Replacement - I'm looking at the 1.9 NA
Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
Thu, 25 Apr 2002 19:22:03 EDT
...Also be aware that you will need to use a hydraulic lifter head; the stock diesel vanagon head is mechanical. Good luck, Ken Hunter...
Re: Anti-Drain Back Valve in Oil Filters??
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 2 May 2005 06:25:43 -0400
...the Mahle and Mann filters work so much better at keeping lifters from clacking? tabe johnson/87 westy/vancouver bc ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad...
Re: On van w\100,000 miles was: Re: Syntheic Oil
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 11 Aug 2002 10:09:02 -0600
...I second the lifter comment as well. Also switched to syn in the auto-tranny. Bob Stevens '91 Westy http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare...
Re: Just interesting observation & More Questions
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:49:58 -0800
...Dry hydraulic lifters make lots of noise > > until > > they pump back up with oil... > > > > Don in Reidsville, NC > > 1987 Vanagon GL Syncro (Suzie) > > 1988...
Re: need help with engine assembly
Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
Sun, 28 Mar 2004 19:37:25 -0800
...can someone > > help? > > > > also, i forgot to keep track of the lifters when i pulled them out. i've > > read that if you dont...
Re: Fuel Injector (or wiring) Question: Deceleration, Fuel Shutoff Mode
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 28 Jul 2012 09:35:11 -0400
Lifter noise alone is not a sign of miss adjustment, just a lazy lifter. Adjustment won't fix it. The front two cylinders having...
Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Wed, 26 Feb 2014 19:48:44 -0800
Mike, What�s your source for that assertion? The best I�ve been able to come up with is http://www.minimopar.net/oilfilters...
Remove, rebuild or remove and replace with a used engine.
Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
Sun, 14 Nov 2010 22:18:12 -0500
Remember my broken lifter? Discovered it to be broken into many pieces and the lower half is well and truly stuck. So my tech...
Re: Hesitation again
Historical mailing list
Tue, 02 May 1995 10:08:21 -0400 (EDT)
...is not that wimpy little button that actually fits between the lifters, I'm talking about the little trash can for the VDO gauge...
Re: Hydraulic valve lifter noise on '85 GL
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 8 Apr 1999 22:10:45 -0400
At 16:52 4/8/99 -0700, Robert Capra wrote: >I've been a list member for a couple of weeks. I've had...
Re: Couple of wee corrections, was: Tapping sound
Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
Tue, 8 Jun 1999 20:27:51 -0600
Mine's aircooled and I use Syntec 5W-50 and still get an "empty" lifter occasionally. I feel like a child abuser or something...
Re: Yankee oil viscosity for 2.1?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 30 Jan 2003 09:42:54 -0700
...Very effective, no lifter "stuff" at any time, it worked well. It gets down into the teens in winter here usually. Noticable change especially...
sticking lifter cure?
Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
Fri, 29 Aug 2003 00:18:44 EDT
86 syncro, once in a while especially after not driving it for a while I get a lot of a abnormal ticking from the...
A Startling Discovery
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:38:56 -0400
...On a possibly related note; this engine has had lately a high incidence of lifter ticking on start up. This was puzzleing since this...
Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 2 Apr 2008 16:57:32 -0700
...I've had lifters take up 5 hours of operation to get fully quiet. I normally recheck all the lifter adjustments if any are...
Re: chronic valve tapping
Historical mailing list - Alan Ruffalo
Sat, 21 Apr 2001 07:37:40 -0700
...Since changing brands, I have not > heard the buzzer, and an additional benefit turned out to be that the > occasional lifter noise that I...
Re: Clutch size?
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Tue, 17 Jan 95 10:25:15 PST
...Right? > > I hear the 77-up cam is different than the 72-76 one because of the > hydraulic lifters. Don't know for sure...
Re: exhaust leak
Historical mailing list - Madsen
Thu, 14 Oct 1999 20:12:00 -0400
I had the same problem last week that I thought also was a very noisy lifter, but quickly diagnosed it as an exhaust leak...
Re: Loud lifter problem
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 20 Sep 2003 22:25:47 -0500
...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Felder wrote: > The hydraulic lifters on my 90 Carat 2.1 have started making very loud > noises if...
6th Annual Busses & Boats This Weekend (Cincinnati area)
Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeffrey (Jeff) S (J6C)
Wed, 17 May 2006 17:22:24 -0400
...I was thrilled that he awoke with nary a single lifter clatter. Quite impressive since he went down in October! I wish those lifters...
Re: Imagine My Surprise!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 9 Jul 2006 12:15:13 -0500
...Expect valves to clatter for a while until oil is warm and circulating so the lifters will pump. There is going to be some...
Re: Which clutch?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:29:36 -0500
...Thinking I will >replace - but which one? IMO, Sachs. >Is it common practice to renew all LIFTERS when exchanging engines? No, unless you have...
Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
Historical mailing list - John Connolly
Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:12:44 -0700
more volume equals more head DURING COMPRESSION. It also means more power (more displacement affects both). The advantage of stroke is the displacement AND...
Re: Oil consumption by Vanagon engine
Historical mailing list - Kun Chang
Wed, 28 May 2003 08:53:52 EDT
I have 1 qt of Rislone in the oil to quiet lifter noise, does it make any different in oil consumption. There is no...
Re: Hello-and- suggested first steps for a new owner?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 23:10:07 -0500
...The Mahle filter has a pressure relief valve whose spring is is of the right strength to prevent the infamous "Vanagon clacking Lifter Syndrome...
Re: Hydraulic lifters
Historical mailing list
Fri, 1 Jul 94 11:13:13 -0600
...transmission fluid to clean out the gunk that was clogging my lifters. I agreed, naturally with a little bit of misgivings--it sounds so...