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• Re: Leaking synthetic oil?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Mar 1997 11:35:45 -0500 (EST)
  ...I had made the change to get rid of the lifter noise, it worked. But I did develop a leak, the engine had only...
• The Idiot's Guide?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 03 Jul 1997 23:10:40 -0400
  ...Yes some of the technical data won't help, (with hydraulic lifters you aren't going to be adjusting the valves), but a lot...
• motor (was soft lifters)
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 20:26:54 -0500
  From www.dictionary.com (note #2, reference to engine - engine would seem to be more specific): motor n. 1. Something, such as a machine...
• Re: oil consumption
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Thu, 30 May 2002 11:07:41 -0500
  ...I still haven't solved the lifter noise issue (I now suspect a loose valve seat?), but it's running like a champ for...
• Re: How do I get this EGR filter on??? Fixed! But.....
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 23:22:47 -0500
  ...Us air cooled guys only need to adjust the valves once when we install the engine, new fangled hydraulic lifters I hear. Stan ________________________________________________________________ The...
• Subie Vulchers
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 2 May 2008 09:42:21 -0400
  ...They are brought out by the sweet smell of leaking coolant, the clatter of worn lifters, the wheezing of low compression, the whining about...
• Re: valve lifter noise solution
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 20:10:26 -0500
  ...I now can leave the van parked for weeks and, on start up, have no valve lifter noise. Perhaps your engine is a little...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters, now emissions indicator lights.
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 17:31:21 -0800
  It would be cool if get back on the topic of oil pressure warnings instead of running each other's blood pressure.;-) "Get on...
• Re: mechanic's creepers
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:24:35 -0800
  ...variation of latissimus - as in "latissimus > dorsi" or in the weight lifters world - "lats". > > The latissimus dorsi is the widest muscle of the back...
• Re: LOUD Engine
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 00:16:14 -0400
  ...He says: > > 1) There were some loose bolts on the exhaust manifold that he tightened > > > and > > 2) I have a stuck lifter which is...
• Re: 93 Eurovan piston slap question
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Roderick (strg)
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 05:33:03 -0800
  ...It's not lifter noise, more of a slight nock almost sounding like a diesel engine. Rod in west Texas > ---------- > From: Richard M. Schermerhorn...
• Re: '86 up vanagon owners....
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 13:08:25 -0400
  ...No leaks, occassional sticky lifter, flashing temp light at 142k fixed by new sensor. Without jinxing myself, the van runs great, will do 80...
• Re: 84 Westy Hydaulic Lifter problem
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 15:39:07 -0800
  >| One mechanic suggested that a mixture of transmission oil and >| regular oil run in the motor for a short period would refill the >| lifters...
• '67 Problems Deluxe...
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 12:32:09 MST
  ...Oil is dripping from tube from block to head. (Valve lifter tube?) I can't determine exactly where it is leaking from though. How...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil = Redex
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 21:41:13 EDT
  ...I have also used it to free sticking valves and noisy lifters. I have seen it improve the idle on some rough running cars...
• Red Flag! was need engine for '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 12:18:57 -0800
  ...do not "warp." They leak, crack, blow gaskets, and have noisy lifters but don't "warp." Sounds like a mechanic's mumbo jumbo two...
• Re: 87 Vanagon -w/VW rebuilt engine
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 22:50:11 -0500
  ...run the hell out of it--you just have a collapsed lifter from sitting--it'll pump back up, and everything will be OK...
• REPOST 86 GL for sale (w/corrections)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 08:58:18 -0700
  ...I have the engine out of it right now. (needs new lifter) . I would trust this van to be taken anywhere. I also have...
• Re: Synthetic Oil question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 9 Sep 2008 10:52:05 -0500
  ...Works great and tends to keep my Vanagon Lifter Syndrome at bay better than others. BTW, the Mahle filters seem to work best for...
• finding the "free horsepower", continued!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Dec 1995 15:49:04 -0700
  ...345.70 cylinder set + gasket set + one lifter (Hoy Fox) 74.28 cam and lifters reconditioning (Weber Cams) 477.12 (338 basic head work...
• Re: Help... Engine troubles, rapid backfiring under load.
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:56:19 -0400
  ...exhaust leaks (but I doubt they could cause > anything this serious) > Lifters are pretty noisey (even for a clearanced top end). > > I suspect: > Cat...
• Re: Help! Weird noises after installing injectors...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Jul 2015 00:32:32 -0400
  ...If lifter noises let the engine warm up and then drive. It should quiet down. Sometimes a real lazy lifter may need some 4K...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 22:55:15 -0500
  ...Mann Oil Filter and lifters I think the biggest improvement was making the oil warning led a blinking warning to better get the driver...
• Re: CA smog situation 84 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:37:27 -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...
• Vanagon 1600 cases?? WAS: Q: More on buying bus 82 1.6 vs 2
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Mar 1997 22:29:44 +0000
  ...It seems from the Haynes that they even use hydraulic lifters, FROM THE FACTORY, I ask in general why have these cases not made...
• Re: '67 Problems Deluxe...
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Wed, 5 Apr 1995 13:51:26 MST
  ...Any tips on it? Taking out the lifter assembly is not going to screw up the valve settings is it? Thanks! | - Mike White | | <mike...
• Re: 87 rebuild update!
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 20:18:30 -0500
  ...So, do you think I'm in for a new oil pump? Lifters? What else could be causing this? Should I get the 150...
• got the key!!
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Wed, 3 Mar 1999 22:29:05 -0800
  ...I decided the knock I was hearing wasn't just collapsed lifters. Towed it the rest of the way. I'm thinking maybe a...
• low compression
  Historical mailing list - Steve Jevne
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 22:25:49 EDT
  ...I bled the hydraulic lifters, put new seals on, and I reseated #3 exhaust valve because that was the only cylinder that had a...
• Re: Knocking noise from lifters
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 10:23:10 -0600
  Crankcase condensation prohibits annual oil changes even if you only drive 500 miles a year. If you only drive 3500 miles a year you...
• Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 17:12:29 EST
  Hey Damon, You didn't say you were looking for the age's ten and over LEGOs a few weeks ago : ) Where are you...
• Re: Low compression, more test results
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 19:46:55 -0700
  ...Shouldn't be needed with hydraulic lifters, they just made adjustment possible with a feeler guage for solid lifters. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Problem with local service shop (vancouver, BC)... slight rant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 18:40:44 -0500
  ...everyone's replies, -Damon --- Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > A lifter will not chew up the adjuster screws. This > will only be done...
• Re: Help! Weird noises after installing injectors...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 21:21:16 -0400
  ...Would the >> lifters make this kind of clattering noise after sitting for a while? >> I'm frankly a bit nervous about taking it for...
• Re: Grey oily spots on rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:43:00 -0600
  ...and if it's stock 82 it's not hydraulic lifters...though someone could have put a hyd lifter engine in.. it's easy...
• Re: Help! - was Failed Crankshaft seal - now low oil pressure / Maybe Not
  Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 07:29:18 -0800
  ...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: 1.9L Tick, Tick, Tick - A question for those who know more than me
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:30:08 EDT
  ...is well (20/50 Castrol changed just before our Corn trip). lifter tap..my '84 does that if i let it sit for a...
• Re: A few "new" Engine Questions: (Oil Change interval - Lifter noise)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:44:33 -0500
  Thanks Greg. I'm probably being a bit overreactive to this - since I've only driven it a whole 5 minutes and let it...
• change the stats... for now...
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Thu, 25 Jul 1996 12:27:29 -0400
  Recent addition to my VW Family...this morning in fact 1973 Westfalia Campmobile 177K less than 5K on upgrade engine (2L solid lifter, with...
• 1986 Vanagon For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harris
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 22:10:40 -0700
  ...It has also had a full set of new hydraulic lifters installed, and the oil & filter has always been fastidiously changed. I changed the...
• Re: MMO...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 10:28:11 -0800
  Yes, you can (and I have for noisy lifters) after an oil change, substituting the MMO for a quart of oil. This will clean...
• Re: Valves/lifter adjustment; do not close fully?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 12:09:21 EST
  In a message dated 12/10/01 9:53:35 AM Eastern Standard Time, Merrag@AOL.COM writes: << but they do not close on...
• 2 vanagons, 1 jumpseat, 1 computer, For Sale
  Historical mailing list - frank hammontree
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 16:51:07 -0500
  ...1 year. $1000.00 1986 vanagon weekender, New rings, radiator, heads, lifters, waterpump, muffler, etc. Runs hot. I think the return water line to...
• FRIDAY for sure: Fried wire--the possible Vanagon recipes don't stop there
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 1 Nov 2013 07:28:34 -0500
  ...Ring Gear Smoothie Rotella Dip (diesel only) Twice Baked Heads Chopped Lifter with Marvel Mystery Grits Stuffed Cat Skid Plate Special (Syncro only) Rum...
• Re: E
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 Nov 2012 21:05:46 -0400
  ...There are still many engines that use cams rubbing on top of flat lifters. Most Diesel engines 2007 and later require lower zinc-ash...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 16 Aug 2015 21:42:12 -1000
  ...on the lifters that are pumped up ....I'd adjust the . on the other ones ....at least I know they should work and I...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 27 Jul 2003 (#2003-764)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 23:40:29 -0700
  I also had a lifter prime problem when I did my first conversion, not realizing that the pick-up tube had a pressure relief...
• Re: Maiden voyage of Westy, what to pack?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 5 May 1999 08:30:56 -0700
  ...The ATF in the crankcase quieted an otherwise noisy lifter; so noisy > in fact the SMOG check place would not test it, thus holding...
• Re: Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters) and Trasco filters
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 15:25:25 -0800
  Great tips man. I'm going to roter rooter the heck out of my van until it spots almost clear. :) sure I always do...
• Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
  Historical mailing list - forum email
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:14:48 -0400
  ...maybe. > I have personally seen internal parts from a WBX (valve lifters) badly > scored or actually worn through from an engine that had run...
• Re: All my bits are here!
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:44:59 -0800
  ...old bits for new bits. > > First job is replacing all the lifters. > > Who can guide me through the pitfalls? > > I am all ears. (Maybe...
• Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 31 Oct 2010 11:33:35 -0700
  ...Until I swapped motors, only if my motor sat for a few days would my lifters click on start up....now they seem to...
• Oil??
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Mar 1999 23:40:16 -0500
  My 85 Westy GL had a stuck lifter. Used a little "Mystery Oil" and took it down the highway. Low and behold it freed...
• Re: Grover's recovery thus far
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:30:48 -0700
  ...Then take a very small light, and *look* down in there to visually confirm it's seated properly in the middle of the lifter...
• Re: What's wrong with my 1.9 WBX engine?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 31 May 2010 19:53:47 -0700
  Well, with lifters clattering on 20-50 �you most likley have a worn -out oil pump. I recommend a oil pressure test. � Robert 1982...
• '84 1.9l knocking rattle left sd of engine
  Historical mailing list - Choreboy
  Mon, 8 May 2000 22:02:18 -0700
  ...I took the valve covers off since I suspect that it might involve my heads, especially the lifters, but couldn't visibly conceive any...
• Re: Help Vanagon stuck in Chico, CA
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 17:50:17 -0800
  ...I was told that the hydraulic lifters have re-adjusted themselves. One solution was disable the fuel and spark and crank the engine until...
• Cylinder rebuild questions (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 23:21:32 -0500
  ...When I had adjusted the valves (about 300 miles before problem) the lifters appeared soft. Looking at the lifters they look almost brand-new...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 16:34:10 -0500
  ...Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem > >> On 26 Feb , 2014, at 12:05 AM, phishman068@gmail.com wrote: >> >> Just do it...
• Re: Air Cool Pushrod Tube Install
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 20:14:21 -0700
  ...You do have to remove the rocker assemblies, and boy are those lifters noisy when restarting! The Bentley manual is pretty vague here, but...