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• Re: Post winter storage sticky valve noise
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 18:24:24 -0400
  My last waterboxer always took 20-30 minutes of highway driving to pump up a few lifters after sitting for a few months. Sounded...
• Re: What is your opinion on additives?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:33:06 -0500
  ...This reduced the tendency for valve lifter clatter - so called Vanagon Lifter Syndrome) Oil Additives - If you are using a standard oil - and not...
• Re: Loud Tapping Sound
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sat, 5 Jun 1999 00:34:09 -0700
  ...Increasing the viscosity of engine oil simply works, I feel, especially for boxer engine lifter syndrome. I think the steel lifter running sideways in...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 23 May 2017 16:33:01 -0700
  ...The engineering for hydraulic lifters is to reduce noise, maintenance, consistent valve operation. They should never be touched until a true repair is needed...
• Re: Spare 2.1 engine - how big can I make it?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 7 Feb 2011 14:32:02 -0500
  ...flipping my 2.1 with a shattered lifter with another > 2.1 (without a shattered lifter - I hope). If I get really bored, I...
• Re: Synthetic Oil
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 08:38:03 -0400
  ...The oil pressure came right up and there wasn't any lifter noise either. George/ATL '89 Westy, Wernher ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO...
• Valve confusion
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:50:56 -0800
  ...Why would a lifter preset have the valves open during a compression stroke? What am I not getting? Nathaniel
• Re: I sent pictures but no see ..
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 19:22:59 -0700
  ...I sent a picture to the List, showing how my engine > lifter is looking like, but it does not seem to make it to...
• Re: Oil changing engine damage
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 15:38:41 -0500
  The clattering after an oil change is because the hydraulic lifters have drained and need to be represurized. The same thing will occur if...
• Re: cam breakin'
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 06:28:34 -0800
  ...The 2000RPM for 20 minutes thing is all about cam/lifter break-in. The cam and lifters want LOTS of oil until they get...
• Re: Double cab for sale
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:18:16 -0700
  ...I no wonder the lifter ticks. You drive it 80 mph all day. I seldom go above 63 or strain it going up hill...
• Oil analysis on worn engine
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 5 Jun 2013 14:51:08 -0700
  ...Iron could be from a worn cam and lifters as well as cylinders and rings. I'll install an oil pressure gauge next to...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - Charles Hokanson
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 18:18:24 EST
  ...Read Bob's page -- called him -got two new lifters, adjusters and push rod tubes -- then adjusted with 6 mils -- drove to burger king...
• Re: '84 GL NOT in the woods!
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 01:17:35 -0500
  ...Also, are the valve clearences set hot and >still >at .006" > >'84 ? hydraulic lifters Chris DeLong ICQ#45030867 Seattle, WA USA '80 16V Rag...
• Re: engine noises
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 02:52:33 -0400
  ...this is what he has in mind to pump up the lifters. It works. Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey...
• valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 07:42:16 EDT
  ...The two turns in the bently manual is wrong? been to boston bob's site and only found a artical about bleeding lifters. To...
• Re: low pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 14:09:30 -0400
  ...A >> bad lifter will not cause a pressure problem unless it is >> noisy. The oil >> that flows through the lifters goes through the pushrods...
• Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 12:57:42 -0500
  ...Ten >> minutes won't undo a lifter that's become stuck. >> >> Jim >> >> On Jul 12, 2006, at 12:03 PM, Jens Jakob Andersen wrote...
• Re: Break-in.......new engine (your opinion?)
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 13:51:05 -0400
  ...of course hydro lifter may not be pumps fast the fist time so noise is normal, but they should pump quickly, i would say...
• '88 Trans Oil refill qty ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Mar 1996 12:38:31 +0000
  ...I also noticed my lifters quieted after about 5-10 seconds when I put in Mobil 1 and VW filter. With the old 10w30...
• Re: Any concerns about letting a van sit?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 16:33:49 EST
  ...I had the previously mentioned lifter noise after sitting sometimes only for a week--but like the previous post says running the engine for...
• Lucas Heavy Duty Stablizer
  Historical mailing list - Richard Duvernay
  Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:15:27 -0700
  ...I have noticed better oil pressure on my gauge- 60 to 40 range, instead of 40 to 20 range and no lifter noises. Anyone...
• Re: Lifter adjustment... How can I tell if they are really hydraulics?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:11:29 -0400
  At 10:25 PM 3/23/2009, Greg Potts wrote: >I am way too cheap to replace them all that way. You only need...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks ( New Question)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 20:01:46 -0600
  ...Curves (no Vanagon content) Second would be on whether you can run hydraulics on a solid lifter cam and visa versa. Third has to...
• Re: Cylinder Types
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 10:01:23 -0700
  ...Wooden lifters John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003...
• Re: death of a 1.9 :(
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 23:48:13 -0400
  ...Because of a sticking lifter I tried the MMO routine, however this only made the oil preassure issue worse (duh). I'm going to...
• 1.9 Head replacement (was lifter collapse / smog issue)
  Historical mailing list - Leonard Anthony
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:51:13 -0700
  The lifter was fine. The valve adjuster tip (intake, cyl 1) sheared off so I replaced it and adjusted the valves. The exhaust valves...
• Re: 1.9L Tick, Tick, Tick - A question for those who know more than me
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:14:18 -0700
  ...The oil gets pushed out of the relevant lifter and so you need to re-fill it when the engine restarts. Some are slower...
• Re;Was head leak; then ring and valve. Turned into rebuild. Now,
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 22:26:04 -0500
  ...I have also been testing a new way to prebleed the lifters that looks promising and may lead to no more fooling around with...
• Sticky lifters don't help Vanagon sales! (f)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 17:08:43 -0700
  ...Dang, the lifter is sticking again. VROOOM, RAT-TAT-TAT-TAT! Paula said that the couple drove the van down the street and stopped...
• Re: Valve Adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Sun, 18 Oct 1998 00:17:57 -0500
  ...The hydraulic lifters have plently nuff range to accomodate this. After all, before whatever loosened you head nuts loosened them, they were adjusted correctly...
• Re: The Thing I Hate the Most About My Vanagon Is..
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 08:15:41 -0700
  ...It never runs exactly the same way everytime I drive it. Lifters noisy, no > noise. Good idle, bad idle. Too little power, way too...
• Re: 81 Air cooled... Engine conversion options??
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 17:52:11 -0500
  What do you mean by "knocking"? Is lifter noise? Is the oil pressure low? Has it been looked at and listened to by a...
• Re: bent pushrods... overheated...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 9 May 2006 19:39:33 -0500
  ...If an engine overheats to the point that the lifters stick, then something else would have burned up long before. Jim On May 9...
• Used 2.1 (88?) block FS CDN
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:15:14 +0000
  Used 2.1 (88?) block FS I've got a stripped block w/ heads, cam, jugs, pistons, lifters, flywheel, flex plate. At the SO...
• Failed emissions testing
  Historical mailing list - Todd.Last
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:48:59 -0800
  ...The van had been sitting for a number of months, and when I first started it, It sounded like one lifter was devoid of...
• interesting finding.............
  Historical mailing list - Vic Ahmed
  Mon, 29 May 2000 02:40:58 EDT
  ...and I've seen pretty much everything! One of the hydraulic lifters had somehow come apart, with the bottom part of it, along with...
• FS Air Cooled Parts and Full Engines
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 18:14:24 -0600
  ...5K Cylinders honed, new std rod bearings, new std bore rings, new lifters, new cam, new Melling Oil Pump. I'll ship this engine...
• Re: Adjusted Valves.... Off to a rough start
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 00:34:35 -0400
  ...Olf lifter / engine... All the van i did lately have an average of 1.5 turn in, below that i have heavy valve noise...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 23:17:01 -0500
  ...Mann Oil Filter and lifters An important fact to keep in mind: When one adds an improvement of any kind such as aftermarket coolers...
• Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:59:11 -0600
  ...mods. > >It looks like i am going to stick with hydraulic >lifters, though. I am not going to be running higher >RPM (my ultimate...
• Synthetic Oil selection?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Torrella
  Sat, 3 Dec 2011 13:16:58 -0500
  ...Compared to American V8s and especially racing engines our lifter faces and cam lobes are huge, the rockers are near 1 to 1 ratios...
• Re: Why adjust valves?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 11:33:59 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Wear exists all along the valve train, starting at the camshaft bearings, camshaft lobe, then the lifter face, the fit of the lifter in...
• Re: Summer Syncro project
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:25:43 -0400
  ...heads, new pistons, new rods and bearings, new oil pump, new > > lifters. > > I last did this level of work 20 years ago so I...
• Re: 1.9 Head replacement (was lifter collapse / smog issue)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:03:05 -0400
  ...1.9 Head replacement (was lifter collapse / smog issue) In a message dated 22/10/2009 6:06:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time...
• Re: Clicking Noise
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sun, 8 Sep 1996 13:04:57 -0400 (EDT)
  ...help? Any help would be great. > > thanks > Matt My guess A lifter Just drive it, get it hot, it will go away. ERic ZEno
• Re: waterboxer overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 17:36:43 -0700
  ...Are the cylinders within spec? I don't think I would re-use a cam and lifters with this many miles. How about the...
• Oil pressure buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 21:56:30 -0700
  ...My van has also made a sudden valve noise, as if several lifters momentarily collapse. The oil is 10-40 mobil synthetic. Sincerely, Mark...
• Valve clearance not at tdc?
  Historical mailing list - Nate Saylor
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 14:01:06 -0700
  ...Once the lifters were pumped up I zerod them. but the odd thing is that when I zero passenger rear (I go by the...
• $50 Engine: the rEaL deal
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Fri, 1 Sep 1995 08:29:25 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I also note that two of the lifter tubes are bent up pretty badly. I hope there's no damage to the lifters...hell...
• Losing valve lash just after adjustment-why?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 20:38:37 -0500
  ...I researched everything I could find on the age old valve lifter issue including a call to Bob at Boston Engine were I purchased...
• 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 11:31:38 -0500
  ...Next a loud tick or clatter that won't go away no matter what - so bad lifter perhaps the result of overheat. Now discover...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 14:33:21 -0800
  Only 5? BenT used to go through that many in a month... Wish I could remember how many of these suckers have gone through...
• Re: Doka Trailers
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Mon, 6 Aug 2012 20:57:11 -0400
  ...And the trailer would be a bit top heavy due to the weight being > > lifter so high. >
• Re:Help, my bus has fallen and can't get up!!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 13:03:39 -0800 (PST)
  So 30SKUCERA@sophia.sph.unc.edu says: --------------- snip! ---------------- > > BTW I am referring to a 1977 Camper, 2.0 l, w/out hydraulic lifters. > > Do...
• Re: Noisy Lifters on new Heads (86Westy)? [f]
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 23 Jun 1996 07:46:31 -0700 (PDT)
  So DHaynes57@aol.com says: > > In a message dated 96-06-21 20:39:50 EDT, j316@msg.ti.com (Vance) writes: > > month because...
• Re: LOUD Engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Mon, 8 Sep 1997 18:03:49 -0700
  ...1) There were some loose bolts on the exhaust manifold that he tightened and 2) I have a stuck lifter which is causing a...
• Sycro oil press. problem
  Historical mailing list - William Webster
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 15:54:32 EST
  ...There are NO unusual motor noises (such as clatters from lifters ) or knocks for rods/crank clearances.Could this be a simple oil pressure...
• Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:57:56 -0600
  I think you just hit on why there aren't any stroker WBs out there. Stan Wilder On Sun, 23 Mar 2003 17:32...
• Re: Odd Compression Readings
  Historical mailing list - Larry and Avery
  Fri, 7 May 2004 07:45:13 -0400
  ...For those high compression cylinders where the cam is presumably worn, is there any way to adjust the lifters so that they lift sooner...