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• Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
  Historical mailing list - james peters
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 09:30:16 PDT
  What else can I say about my 80 Vanagon? What I thought and hoped was hyd lifter problem, turns out to be a rod...
• Re: what year?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 12 May 2002 14:29:34 EDT
  ...Hydraulic valve lifters. '79 has some one-year only features -- heads for one. Lots of these still around. '91 last of the Vanagons. My...
• Re: Wanted: 2.0 engine for 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 07:09:15 -0700
  ...On the negative side, the 914 engine uses solid adjustable lifters vs. the Vanagon's hydraulic ones. Budd Premack <bpremack@MN.RR.COM> wrote...
• For Sale: Air Cooled Engine (2.0)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 2 Mar 2008 19:23:01 -0800
  ...You'll hear the noisy lifter. I've explained everything I know in detail. I'm very close to firm on the price. Especially...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:16:07 -0600
  ...If the clattering occurs when you start the van then goes away one or more of hydraulic lifters are collapsing. As long as the...
• Re: push rod tube seals
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:20:04 -0400
  ...There's a throwaway line, first sentence of 15.24 ("guide pushrod carefully into socket..."), same page as a decent drawing of the lifter...
• Re: Losing valve lash just after adjustment-why?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 06:16:05 -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...
• '84 1.9L rebuild fears
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Wed, 6 Nov 1996 17:41:54 +0000
  ...main and rod bearings, lifters, camshaft and bearings, crankshaft shims. Thanks to all for the input on this project, Scott Maurer 1984 Vanagon GL
• Re: GEX rebuild/tappets
  Historical mailing list - Jared Roy
  Wed, 7 Aug 1996 08:09:52 -0600 (MDT)
  ...ANy suggestions? And how much to replace the tappets? It is an 82 with hydraulic lifters...... THanks Jared ROy 82 Vannagon
• Re: 87 rebuild update
  Historical mailing list - Paul B.
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 19:43:28 -0400
  ...Why would a misadjust valve cause an oil light to flash? Your hydraulic lifters should compensate if the adjustment is not too far off...
• Non-collapsible pushrod tube installation
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 12:12:30 +0000
  While in the process of shopping around town for a hydraulic lifter, pushrod tube, seals, and valve cover gaskets for my '87, I asked...
• Re: what year? '78 is the best year..
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 May 2002 13:33:27 EDT
  ...first yr for the hydraulic lifters, with the 2.0L i have a mint condition 78 westy for sale, rare model, champagne edition, with...
• FS 75-78 Bus Parts
  Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 19:00:15 -0500
  ...I need the crank but I'll take $80.00 for the case, rods, cam, lifters. Bill Miner ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno...
• Re: vw solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 20:39:03 -0800
  ...connected even when ignition is off) I found that the valve lifters started knocking badly. From the list I found that it's better...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:41:27 -0400
  Thanks stan and i understand the SAFE 006 way... I guess i will ask AVP or Ron about that, this engine is still on...
• Re: What to replace in a rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:48:14 -0600
  ...As an aside, I recently posted about lots of noisy lifters when the van sits for several weeks. I closed my eyes, and started...
• Smog test help
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 7 Oct 2012 15:13:59 -0700
  ...One of the lifters was clicking loudly when I first ran the van for a number of miles, and I noticed a fair amount...
• Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:02:59 -0500
  ...Could I have the > injectors swapped? Could the new, unprimed lifters be doing it? My > experience with setting valves on cars tells me that...
• Re: Message to Newbies
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:23:10 -0400
  ...This > is a condition where the lifters leak down and on start-up the lifter > rattle and clack as if they are totally out...
• Engine installed...
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 20:46:26 PDT
  ...Do it again, RrRrRrRrrrVROOOMMMPUTTPUTTPUTTPUTT. "Hmm" I say, "Is that a lifter or is that exhaust?" Sounded a bit loud and explosive-like to be...
• type 4 engine noise(long)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 19:43:36 EDT
  ...It immediately sounded like the lifters for #2 were not pumped up, so we took it for a very easy test drive. By the...
• Re: '79 westy OR 83.5 westy fs
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 15:37:15 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...
• Re: Rough Cost of Engine Rebuild??
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 08:14:09 -0800
  ...This means new AMC heads, lifters, 1.25 ratio rockers, high volume oil pump, bearings, and all parts that need machining machined and all...
• Re: Aircooled lifter noise (UPDATE)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 15:17:37 -0600
  You need to get the engine up to operating temp to get a good reading and that could take 30 minutes. I've seen...
• Re: Push rods change?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 09:14:44 -0700
  ...pull the push rods out? Can I also take out the > lifters if I want? > I know this is basics, but I havn't...
• Re: BenT VW items
  Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
  Wed, 12 Jun 2019 09:55:00 -0500
  ...OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > > @ DanN & MBob > > Which is it > Rockers or Lifters? & Where do You get them ~ > > > On 12 Jun , 2019, at 5:50...
• How tight is too tight, new TypeIV starting.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 21:14:21 -0500
  ...I've lubed the cylinders and backed the valve setting off to 1.5 turns from just touching the drained lifters. I thought about...
• Re: Oil Sump Baffle Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 20:50:14 -0500
  ...cam with just a little more lift this was a solid lifter cam in early carbed units the adjusting screws are hardened and cant...
• Re: Puzzling valves...
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 7 Jan 2004 19:01:48 -0800
  ...Then there was > compression but not very good. > I was wondering if the valve lifters got pumped up > and could not release to spring...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Week
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 09:29:54 -0600
  On 6/7/05 9:10 AM, "Robert Cardo" <rrecardo@WEBTV.NET> wrote: > << I used to just change the oil and filter once per...
• Re: Synthetic oil and winter storage
  Historical mailing list - Shawn MacDonald
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:43:22 +0000
  Eric, The tick is probably a sticky lifter. A guy who used to own a VW shop told me "put a half bottle of...
• Good Mechanics in NY? Engine Sound/Exhaust Loudness
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:24:18 -0700
  ...would seem like a big difference? Also his engine had his lifters worked on, it seemed super quite and powerful compared to my van...
• Re: VW sounds as ring tones
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 10 Dec 2015 15:51:02 -0700
  ...Ken, > > Yes, Sliding door open and sliding door close is included. > > Lifter chatter I tried to avoid but I suspect if you listen carefully...
• Re: '82-2.0 teardown. help me find the knocking please
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 00:47:23 -0700
  ...and adjust the lifters, put the motor back in and fire it up and see if it was just lifter issues? Ps: I'd...
• Re: The Sounds of Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Fri, 10 Apr 1998 14:47:52 -0700
  ...Hydraulic valve lifters. Repair: Change oil, fill to the top. Drive at moderate speed until it disappears. If not, use oil additive to lubricate...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters, now emissions indicator lights.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 20:19:07 -0500
  Rebuke In English law and the canon law of the Church of England, a rebuke is a censure on a member of the clergy...
• Re: Who Makes "Autobaun" brand oil filters? etc
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 21 May 1999 07:37:56 -0700
  ...I have not had the lifter noise since. Mark The Bus Depot wrote: > > > My dealer in Winnipeg, Canada uses the Autobaun brand of oil...
• Re: rebuilt head and rocker arm clearance
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:32:43 -0500
  ...BTW the pushrods were definately seated in the > lifters. Has anyone else run into this problem? If so, what was > the > solution? Can a...
• Re: Knocking noise from lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 09:10:14 -0800
  I know condensation will continue to be a fact of life. My thought was that perhaps some of the synthetic oil producers might, by...
• Re: Loud clackety sound on start up?
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:28:48 -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...
• Heads back on, runs OK and dies
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:38:52 -0500
  ...Could I have the injectors swapped? Could the new, unprimed lifters be doing it? My experience with setting valves on cars tells me that...
• Transporter/Vanagon 1600 AirCooled.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 95 13:28:12 +0100
  ...The lifters slide in from the pushrod side, they are about 2.5" long and have a oilgroove of approx. 3/4" wide. I...
• Hydraulic Lifter Week*
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 14:19:45 -0700
  (*Hydraulic Lifter Week is the world's premier upper-valvetrain event, attracting participants and spectators from far and wide. Held in the lovely Calamari...
• Re: Re-useable oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:02:37 -0500
  ...How would a valve that kept the lifters from bleeding >>down work? It would apply oil pressure. Where does oil pressure >>come from? The...
• Head are done, rough idle
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 16:49:37 -0700
  ...http://www.math.utah.edu/~thornton/vanagon/my-heads.shtml As for specifics, I had trouble following the directions for adjusting the lifters. I...
• Re: Strange Catastrophic Failure
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:58:20 -0700
  ...If >the lifter's had a spasm and is keeping one of the valves from closing >fully... > >Good luck! > >On Mon, Jul 25, 2011...
• Re: 1.9 Head replacement (was lifter collapse / smog issue)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:42:19 -0400
  Amen! On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:43:53 -0400, Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > NO silicone sealant is rated for DIRECT and CONTINUOUS...
• water pump
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 24 Aug 1994 10:05:46 -0500 (CDT)
  ...was to fix? How about the possibility that it's valve lifters or valves. Do they sound clattery? Thanks for any hints. I'm...
• Re: How to remover pistons from wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Don Kane
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 08:49:34 -0800
  ...watch out for? > >TIA, > >Fred Mill Fred, I found a Hydraulic Lifter remover that worked. It fits through the inside of the pin, then...
• 1986 Vanagon for sale (amended)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harris
  Wed, 16 Jul 1997 09:41:49 -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: Power Window Regulator Crunch!!
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 11:57:07 +0200
  ...Loosen (but don't remove) the two screws which attach the lifter mechanism to the window. Roll the window up and down (or down...
• Re: Won't start - lifter adjustment problem?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 11:41:40 EDT
  Gary; I hate it when that happens! The first thing that comes to mind: Unplug the ECU and check resistances and voltages at the...
• Re: Need drivers side cyl head for '78 westy 2.0L
  Historical mailing list - balance
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 10:52:23 -0400
  ...side cyl head for a '78 bus, :2.0L w/ hyd lifters. :anyone got one? :would any '76 --'78 2.0L head work? im...
• Re: Off topic - Aircraft Engine
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 01:22:46 -0500
  ...A lifter is to the cam lobe in an engine, as the swashplate is to the slotted piston. However, whereas the lifter rides on...
• Re: Rebuilding an 81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:28:36 -0600
  ...If you've got a 2000cc Type IV engine, set your hydraulic lifters at ONE TURN from just touching the lifter. NOT the two...
• Re: White smoke? (UPDATE)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:24:10 -0400
  ...The lifter clatter > should go away. It may take up to 20 miles for a flat lifter to pump up. > > BTW, nice numbers on...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, VW using oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 14:50:06 -0500
  ...They didn't go to the hydraulic lifters until the 1977 model year. They type 4 still had a removable inlet screen that could...
• Camshaft rap...as pertains to the inline 4/van transplant motor
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:22:37 -0700
  ...The camshaft I stuck into my 92 Cabriolet motor, after a bit of reading and research, was an Autotech 260 Sport Hydro lifter camshaft...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Sep 2024 21:35:33 +0000
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• Re: 82 westy 4sale, Chico CA
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 13:52:21 -0700
  ...left head pulled ready to be > inspected. > Best guess is it was a lifter acting up > > Ran fine, smogged fine prior to pull. was...