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• Loud clackety sound on start up?
  Historical mailing list - Burdett, Jean-Pierre
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:11:03 -0400
  ...for about 5-10 seconds (as if something is sticking like lifters or valves?) - then the sound disappears and she idles quietly.. is this...
• Re: Ideal oil filter by-pass pressure/oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:19:30 -0400
  ...Early VW inline engines with non hydraulic lifters had normal pressures even when hot of 90 psi. A bypass differential of 30 psi would...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Thu, 8 Jun 2017 21:22:13 +0000
  ...Mike, I'm kind of at a loss as to how valve adjustment with hydraulic lifters could cause a hot start problem without a...
• RE: lead & valves
  Historical mailing list - Will Wood
  Sat, 23 Nov 1996 00:11:12 -0700
  ...Some = of the 2000cc motors I've rebuilt had hydraulic and some solid lifters, = but in the case of hydraulics and the age of...
• Re: Steam Cleaning?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 18:36:29 -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: Hello-and- suggested first steps for a new owner?
  Historical mailing list - Roberto Munoz
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 16:29:46 -0400
  ...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: Smoke after head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 21:07:47 -0500
  ...You may have a push rod that is not seated properly in the lifter keeping a valve open. That will also keep some unburned...
• 1.9l wbx engine parts FS cheap
  Historical mailing list - Cole Jacuzzi
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:09:18 -0800
  ...This might just be a lifter issue, you figure it out. Still ran in Nov 04 (70%) before conversion. Slight clicking, like when lifters...
• Marvel Mystery Oil Muffler Warning...
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 16:19:26 -0700
  ...Now that I have used Marvel to fix up my lifters the gunk is gone and the mufler has now separated itself from the...
• Re: valve hanging up
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 07:19:25 -0400
  Adjust the lifters per www.bostonengine.com Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL...
• Re: Rotten Head Studs (and names)
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 8 Jun 2005 13:15:58 -0600
  ...Is Kevin Bacon involved in this? What happened to Lifters Week? Thank goodness 66 standards' only came w/ 1 style of hubcap. Tom
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 09:54:48 -0500
  ...Mann Oil Filter and lifters Isn't the low pressure switch .3 bar? 1 bar = 14.5 psi? Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia...
• Hydraulic Lifter Removal/FuelVapor Routing
  Historical mailing list - CAP'N HOOK, THE SOFTWARE PIRATE
  Sun, 18 Sep 1994 11:12:26 PST
  ...I have two problems, the first of course is collapsed lifters. I'm going to try and pull them out with a magnet like...
• New and used parts Blowout sale!!!
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 17:48:36 -0400
  ...1.7 or 2.0l motor new in package $50 used push rod set.........2.0l hydraulic lifter $40 set of 8 used push...
• Re: Complete 1.9 for sale - Best Offer
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 00:18:45 -0600
  ...Both >previous owner and I have run the 20w50 oil. > >Has a little lifter knock on one side. I tried to run straight 30...
• Re: hard to start in the morning
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 5 Nov 2016 11:03:13 -0700
  ...We have following done on the engine : - honed cylinders, new piston rings - new AMC heads with upgraded valves - new lifters - new hoses all around...
• Re: Lifter adjustment... How can I tell if they are really hydraulics?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:34:38 -0400
  >John Bange wrote: >>Bentley implies that a regular tube can by squeezed in without >>removing the head. Anyone know if this is true? At...
• I've Had a Change of Heart
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 17:14:44 -0500
  ...internals of my engine much cleaner, and prevent the rings and lifter's from hanging up---- therefore prolonging engine life--- A better product---- Been...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 3 Feb 2007 14:39:47 -0500
  ...You might have to remove the current lifter arms, but what if you mounted them futher back towards the middle of the car, with...
• poptop campers and buses for sale
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 17:17:16 EST
  ...Hydr lifters, poptop canvas excellent, green/grn plaid, interior excellent, swivel pass seat, table, sink/icebox, bed, sleeps 4 w/ bed in poptop, childs...
• 82 westy 4sale, Chico CA
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 09:00:01 -0700
  ...Best guess is it was a lifter acting up Ran fine, smogged fine prior to pull. was used as a summer family festival van...
• change oil after storage?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 14:30:47 -0500
  ...I was pleasently surprised to hear very little knocking of the lifters when I first fired it up. Anyway, right before I stored it...
• Re: Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 15:20:33 -0500
  At 11:54 AM 2/1/2000 -0800, Richard Bias wrote: >understand and learn what is happening. Bob, I followed your procedure and >it...
• Bentley Publishing was 6 mils lash
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 15 May 2000 14:20:37 -0400
  ...line or two any thought as to how to make referance to the problems incountered when preloading lifters Bob Donalds http://www.bostonengine.com
• Re: Noisy lifters, rockers, at startup, etc (long)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:11:06 -0400
  john: a suggestion and a question. cranking the engine with coil wire disconnected at distributor cap and grounded to block with a clip lead...
• Re: Loud Tapping Sound
  Historical mailing list - Coddington
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 09:52:25 -0700
  ...I thought it was the lifters needing to > >pump up a bit, but it never stopped. > > I had mine do this, shortly after it...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 26 Apr 2007 to 27 Apr 2007 - Special issue (#2007-436)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:32:12 -0700
  ...Now, I assume that since you're talking valve lash, you have solid lifters in you motor. If you have hydraulics, you're way...
• Fuel Mixture????
  Historical mailing list - Gaelen Gallashant
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 10:43:54 -0300
  ...to know if that is because it is brand new or should I get in there and adjust the lifters??? Thanks Gaelen [text/html]
• Re: Mailorder rebuilders? AVP, Bost Eng, Fast Germ..?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 20:10:18 -0500
  > Having just spent over $700 hundred dollars total to have head gaskets and > lifters replaced on an engine with less than 12 months and...
• Re: I4
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 10:04:35 -0700
  ...The Golf engine had 174,000 and ran great (ableit some lifter clatter) when I had to let it go and my '99 Jetta...
• Re: Lifter/Valve question
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 4 May 2000 13:42:46 -0400
  ...There has been no report of lifters failng because of valve adjuster lash(clearance) my own van has run this way for 2 years...
• Re: Van update and spring perches
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 8 Aug 2021 21:52:59 -0400
  ...Once done he started it up and it had terrible lifter clatter. He was sure it would sort itself out but the looks on...
• Re: [A] 73 1700 push rod tube question ...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Feb 95 9:21:58 MST
  ...This is really un-good if you have an after market hydralic lifter kit like me. 2) You have to wear eye protection since...
• Re: Losing valve lash just after adjustment-why?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 07:28:12 -0500
  ...I think it must be some hydraulic property or the trapped air in the lifter problem. Tim >.006 cold lash adjustment turns into zero...
• Re: Rebuild or Sell??
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 14 Aug 1996 13:03:50 PDT
  ...The problem seems to be the valve lifters. The shop > that i took it to wants to do the work including putting in new...
• Re: Help! Weird noises after installing injectors...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 13:55:19 -0400
  ...In fact, it is the flat lifter "hammering" on the valve train as it is flung off the cam. > > If these guys have not...
• Re: Oil Pump Replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 7 Nov 2015 20:15:12 -0500
  ...My lifters go flat when I'm running for long periods on the highway (never exceeding 55 mph). When I pull into my next...
• Re: FS Air Cooled Parts and Full Engines
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 00:30:56 -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: Roadhaus - Need an Engine
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Wed, 5 May 2004 12:48:27 -0400
  ...I wonder about some dry lifter or low oil pressure, let me know Larry. Love you bro http://www.benplace.com
• Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:11:18 -0700
  ...I have personally seen internal parts from a WBX (valve lifters) badly scored or actually worn through from an engine that had run MMO...
• Re: expensive-sounding clacking noise, happy birthday to me
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 00:41:30 EDT
  ...long since you last drove the van? my van gets stuck lifters after i dont drive it for a few weeks.. chris ************** A Good...
• Re: Adjusting Valves
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Feb 95 11:44:54 PST
  ...Oh, hydraulic lifters can (need to) be adjusted if they are repacked, as described in the Bentley manual. David Kao
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 20:34:39 EDT
  ...I have used ATF in diesel VWs for injector cleaning (Type F) and 1/2 quart of dexron mercon in motors to quiet lifters...
• Testimonial <G>
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 17:47:51 -0400
  ...instantly, the oil pressure came right up and there was *no lifter noise at all*. Mobil 1 rocks! George/ATL '89 Westy, Wernher (it...
• lifter leakdown (was oil change)
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 14:51:08 -0600
  Volks, I use what I think are the best oil and filter. Mobil 1 in both cases. I also use MMO on occasion. I...
• Re: Engine removal by Zoltan
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:08:02 -0600
  Zoltan Kuthy wrote: > > Now, I have a short CHAIN attached to the engine lifter holes in that are in the middle on top. Zoltan...
• First trip with to be named Vanagon - some "excitement"
  Historical mailing list - Frank Schultz
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 21:29:06 -0400
  ...It was missing terribly on the start of the way back, sounded like a stuck lifter, plus something - it was backfiring/mis-firing (not...
• Re: Re-use collapsible pushrod tubes? New o-rings available?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 23:06:59 -0500
  ...I've rebuilt the bottom end w/new cam and lifters. cheers, Tom On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 9:39 PM, Dennis Haynes...
• Re: Incantation
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 9 Sep 2010 14:18:52 -0400
  ...Now suck it up and lets get on with discussion of fuel lines, tires, headlight switches, hydraulic lifters, oil, and so on... Happy Trails...
• Quick intro and a question
  Historical mailing list - cevin
  Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:37:16 -0800
  ...What book(s) would you recommend for the diy maintenance on a air-cooled Vanagon? I've heard that these have hydraulic lifters so...
• Re: 1.9 Head replacement (was lifter collapse / smog issue)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:10:19 -0400
  I thought there was a chamber volume difference between factory heads. Something like 18cc vs 16cc, with the smaller chamber for 1.9l, if...
• MOFOCO(Respectable?????)
  Historical mailing list - Aaron J. Wood
  Sun, 5 Nov 1995 17:00:38 -0500 (EST)
  ...The kit includes reconditioned crank, Main, Rod and Cam bearings, reconditiond rods, reground cam, reground lifters, flywheel seal, piston and barrell set, geasket set...
• Re: Bob Hooverisms
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Fri, 8 Nov 1996 18:27:38 -0800
  ...And >correct me if them lifter bases is supposed to be nicely dished... > >malcolm Ditto - write more & thanks.... Austin PS - I'd sure like...
• Re: rebuild or 5 cyl?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 12:31:59 EDT
  ...have the heads polished and ported, the crank balanced, better valves lifters etc or drop in a 5 cylinder? Can the AC be mounted...
• Need advice: Fresh rebuild seems noisy
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 19:16:54 -0800
  ...The engine has been dry for a couple months, perhaps the hydraulic lifters aren't working fully? Is there any thing else I should...
• f/u Head reseal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 20:11:21 EDT
  ...and the lifters quiet after about 1/2 hr at temp. Man, what a pain but still an easier job than when I did...
• Re: need help with engine assembly
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 22:31:11 -0600
  ...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: MOFOCO(Respectable?????)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Polys
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 08:34:26 -0600
  ...The kit includes reconditioned crank, Main, Rod and Cam >bearings, reconditiond rods, reground cam, reground lifters, flywheel >seal, piston and barrell set, geasket set...
• Re: valve lash adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:31:59 -0700
  ...valve lash adjustment question > Time! > Wait an hour or so to let the high lifters bleed down. The hard ones are > the > good ones...
• Re: [Re: Why does the list recommend against "standard" oil filters?]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 15:36:34 MDT
  All, my 85GL still makes a lifter chatter on the left side, I changed to the black bosch type, seems after a long haul...