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• Adjusting Valves on '77
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 04 May 1995 13:36:41 -0400 (EDT)
  Greetings Volks, My '77 does not have hydraulic lifters (I think they started in '78) so it's time to adjust the valves. I...
• Loud engine noise
  Historical mailing list - Nitaino
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 20:46:19 -0400
  ...I have been wondering if it the lifters but it kinda sounds like when the exhaust was bad. Went under it and found no...
• Fwd: 87 Oil Light On Intermittently MINE TOO!
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 11:27:45 EST
  ...Does not come on at idle lifters never rattle. Now it has started coming on as soon as the revs reach 2000 and staying...
• Re: synergy?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 5 May 2001 09:55:53 -0500
  ...I run 8 oz of Marvel Mystery oil with my oil for a few days before each oil change to clean lifters and remove...
• Re: Mann oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 24 May 2003 10:10:22 -0600
  ...I do not have noisy lifters even if the van sits in the garage for weeks or more. George '85 Westfalia > >It seems that...
• Running rich after Head replacement,
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Mon, 22 Dec 2003 19:34:08 EST
  ...Anybody have any experance with this? Could this be an air bound lifter? There are no clanks or clatter it really sounds great but...
• Re: valve lash adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:40:00 -0700
  What to do when the lifters are pumped up too hard to take the one or two full turn and only allow zero turn...
• Re: noisy hydraulic lifter? not going away with oil change, marvel mystery additive.
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 09:44:19 -0700
  >On reassembly you get a "spring loaded aftermarket push rod tube " designed >specifically for being able to install and remove with out removing the...
• Re: Considering an engine swap for the past decade, but WBX just keeps going
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 27 Nov 2014 10:47:20 -0800
  I'll be the first to admit that in my former days, the whole 'never needs adjusting' thing VW purported with hydraulic lifters led...
• 1.9L Tick, Tick, Tick - A question for those who know more than me
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:44:20 -0400
  ...So I think it could be lifter noise - I've heard that before and it's pretty horrible. So I drive it a bit...
• Re: Zero Compression after Head Re-torque - Valves? Overtorque?!
  Historical mailing list - David
  Sun, 29 Jan 2017 03:21:41 +0000
  ...They have dropped and are not centered > in the lifters. > > Ken Wilford at vanagain.com > > On Jan 28, 2017 6:00 PM, "Dave Bohannan...
• Re: suddenly knocking engine (help)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 22:56:28 -0600
  ...Vanagons have what is commonly referred to as the Vanagon clacking lifter syndrome. Typically it is the result of a lifter losing its prime...
• Re: Help! - was Failed Crankshaft seal - now low oil pressure / Maybe Not
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:59:02 EST
  ...It is also very noisy but it sounds like lifters to me which would not be unexpected. Could I have ruined the engine when...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 26 Feb 2014 09:29:50 -0800
  yeah, that�s the ticket, an anti-siphon valve. alistair On Feb 26, 2014, at 9:01 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote...
• Misc watercooled
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Sat, 03 Feb 96 23:14:04 -0800
  ...leak, just passed it's smog check, and could use a > lifter if you let it sit too long. It was rebuilt at 80...
• Re: Why don't I have noisy lifters?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 21:49:37 -0700
  My 85 has 96000 on it and has not ever had the slightest tick, even after sitting for over 3 months at one point...
• Re: More Newbie '81 Hyd. Lifter questions... (Aircooled)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 15:51:21 -0600
  ...Since the VW engine will run OK between 1/2 turn and 2 full turns on the lifters you're going to be darn...
• Sticky valve, lifter, or what???
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Sun, 5 Jul 1998 15:21:07 -0500
  ...So I was wondering if that could have gummed up a lifter or something? It's clearly #3 that has the problem, so I...
• Re: engine noises
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:04:24 -0700
  ...You cannot get a feeler gauge in there because hydraulic lifters maintain zero lash when adjusted correctly. To fully explain would take pictures and...
• Re: Aircooled lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 08:56:40 -0600
  ...Stan Wilder On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 00:40:47 -0600 "Jon Joyce" <okartguy@hotmail.com> writes: > > >Set your lifters by setting the rocker...
• Re: Loud Ticking In engine after sitting for 3 months / no problem!
  Historical mailing list - gary goldey
  Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:32:18 -0800
  ...Adam, ya got tha' Vanagon Lifter Syndrome! Be sure you have the right oil -1)20W50 dino oil, or a good synthetic, personally I...
• My bus engine(again)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Tue, 1 Nov 1994 12:19:50 -0600
  ...After tearing the lil 2.0L apart, I 'found' that the mains were gone, the cam worn out, lifters worn, heads needed redone, needs...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 1 May 2001 19:13:43 -0500
  ...It ran for two years without a minutes problem and then a lifter came apart so I got gack on the list. With this...
• 2.1 engine for sale cheap.
  Historical mailing list - ID Workshop
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 19:29:55 -0700
  ...One head leaked a little coolant and if it sat for more than week, one of he lifters was noisy for the a few...
• Re: Drips at gasket, can't tighten more
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:12:29 -0600
  ...It's a great time to replace your hydraulic lifters. There's plenty in the archives to guide you through step by step. Good...
• Re: 719/5 vs 719/12
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:45:48 -0400
  ...Years ago I used Fram filters and found that, for me anyway, I had a much more frequent problem with lifters bleeding down than...
• Re: 87 Vanagon problem
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 12:30:32 -0400
  ...Low oil pressure caused the lifters to collapse after driving 20 or 30 minutes at highway speeds. It started when I added some CD...
• Re: 2.1 wbx Compression Test
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 5 May 2017 11:16:01 -0700
  ...I ran it before the compression test, heard zero lifter noise so I assumed the lifters were fully pumped up. If I recall, it...
• Re: tired 1.9l question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 23 Jun 2005 07:53:22 -0500
  ...135, 30%. > >He didn't feel that this would cause low power or was a major concern (yet). >He thought it may be lifter...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 07:13:58 -0800
  ...Mann Oil Filter and lifters > > Isn't the low pressure switch .3 bar? 1 bar = 14.5 psi? > > Chris. > > Wysłane z iPhone'a > > Dnia...
• Re: Clackety Clack
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Sat, 1 May 2010 22:29:53 -0700
  ...Saturday, May 1, 2010, 7:42 PM Vanagon Lifter Syndrome - not to worry. Lifters commonly go flat on these vans. Just run the thing...
• Disable power windows?
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:06:20 -0700
  ...my manual, there is a fuse called 'automatic fuse for window lifter'. Would removing this do it? I looked at my extra fuses and...
• Re: German way, the engine comes out easy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 20 May 2009 13:12:14 EDT
  ...But it's not when you don't have a fully equipped shop with lifters and tons of tools and employees. Z Exactly I...
• foamy green stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 21:30:05 -0400
  ...Also is there any way to tell if you have a collapsed lifter (hyd) ? I have this very light, erratic qlick sound, that almost...
• Re: compression
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 22:24:33 -0500
  ...t think a valve could be hanging open, due to hyd. lifters, but it wouldn't hurt to back off the adjusting nuts on...
• Finding TDC (dumb question?)
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 09:29:10 -0600
  ...m planning on adjusting the rockers on my '81 (w/ hyd. lifters) in the next day or so. I've read through the procedure...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 07:54:13 -0700
  I see what happens when I put "Boston Bob's" how to adjust the hyd valves out to a person and it turned into...
• Re: Vanagon engine noise - collapsed lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 2 Dec 2011 09:40:31 -0600
  ...Vanagon engine noise - collapsed lifter? > > > > Interesting. My local VW Guru says the Mobil One synthetic in a 15W50 is > > the way to go. That...
• Re: Unkown Engine??
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 3 May 2000 09:53:17 -0400
  ...Hydraulic lifters, easier-to-access alternator, belt-driver heater blower, and better cooling (tinware) are the only changes that come to mind. You would...
• Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:52:03 -0700
  ...I'll go over my method on adjusting hydraulic valve lifters if you want. Scott -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Two newbie questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 May 1997 03:31:19 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The van has 100K miles and the PO just had a coolant leak repaired (Heads were cracked and were rebuilt & valve lifters were replaced...
• Re: oil questioning the wisdom of the list
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 31 May 2005 14:03:35 -0500
  ...be what the >most on the list suggests because of the lifters. >The last change since it was early into the summer I >tried...
• Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:23:26 -0700
  ...Sound to me like a stuck hydraulic lifter, or a stuck valve.............. Any good suggestions on a quick diagnosis and fix? It is not...
• Re: Lifter/Valve question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 4 May 2000 12:13:27 -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: Lifter/Valve question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 4 May 2000 12:41:56 -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: Lifter/Valve question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 4 May 2000 13:09:48 -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...
• Updated for sale list
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:12:47 -0400
  ...Mahle German made lifter set. Brand new in box,the lifter themselves are still sealed in the own little plastic bags: 100.00 set...
• Re: ATF/MMO
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 19:53:24 -0500
  ...The good filter will prevent > >the > >oil > >from draining out of the lifters overnight. > >After all of that is done, run a compression check...
• Re: Can this do that?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 May 2011 19:26:16 -0400
  ...If the oil cooler is preventing pressure from reaching the lifters they will collapse and then the engine will make noise and run poorly...
• Re: Post-waterpump replacement - wires and noises
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 26 May 2007 03:58:30 -0400
  ...If it was a Subaru, I'd guess a >sticky or stuck lifter. >Given the engine got very, very hot but did NOT seize...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 17:02:48 -0700
  ...I bet some of the lifters will be collapsed, motor has been sitting as is for a few years. >>> >>> Depending on the comp. test...
• Re: Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:35:11 -0500
  ...and quickly leading to the infamous Wasserboxer valve lifter/clatter syndrome - i.e., flat hydraulic lifter. Crappy filters you don't want, for sure...
• Re: The New Vanagon Bentley Manual is Awesome!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Mar 2012 13:13:58 -0500
  ...It is my understanding >that that is not a problem, since the lifters fill and the noise >stops. I let it idle until that...
• 1980 Vanagon Farts...
  Historical mailing list - Captain
  Mon, 22 Apr 96 21:43 EST
  ...It's a 2 litre with hydrolic lifters. I've noticed it being hard to keep running when it's first started. It's...
• Re: engine swaps, etc, etc, etc...(somehow got talking about Audis)
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 23:26:55 EST
  ...He says that in the manual it states something like "some intermitant lifter tapping does not necessarily indicate engine wear". In other words, somehow...
• Re: Hard starting when cold????
  Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 06:54:46 -0800
  ...with the oil so cold, the >hydraulic lifters might be shrunk,and not opening the valves >enough (like a weak oil pump would also...
• Ignition Coil
  Historical mailing list - Bill Hayeslip
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 16:13:27 -0400
  ...I was trying to cure a lifter problem by using a trick I heard on the list last month. I used a quart of...
• Re lifters for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 06:17:56 EST
  In a message dated 3/24/2003 3:14:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > <<<Mr Lilleys cam has about...
• Re: Spare 2.1 engine - how big can I make it?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Mon, 7 Feb 2011 13:22:03 -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: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 14:23:08 -0500
  ...On water boxers common valve train issues are the push rods not being seated in the lifters and my favorite the clip communing out...