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  • Re: 83 wasserboxer - valve adjustment advice

    Kent Christensen · Sat, 20 Feb 1999 09:51:44 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...specs on valve clearance (adjusting valves and measuring gap w/ feeler gauge, e.g)" because these engines have hydraulic valve lifters. There is only...

  • Re: adjusting Hydraulic Valve lifters

    Frank · Mon, 26 Aug 2002 17:27:25 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...adjusting Hydraulic Valve lifters Fellow listies: Need to adjust my lifters, 2.1 water cooled. Bentley, 15.29 doesn't say hot or cold...

  • Re: adjusting Hydraulic Valve lifters

    Robert Donalds · Tue, 27 Aug 2002 18:05:58 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

    ...touches the valve stem..... frank wrote The .010 or .020 "real measurements" are for mechanical (i.e. solid) lifters. Hydraulic lifters are commonly set...

  • Re: adjusting Hydraulic Valve lifters

    Larry Alofs · Tue, 27 Aug 2002 17:22:03 -0500 · Mailing-list archive

    ...touches the valve stem..... > > frank wrote > The .010 or .020 "real measurements" are for mechanical (i.e. solid) > lifters. Hydraulic lifters are commonly set...

  • Re: was: Valve Adjustment NOW: Hydraulic

    Mark Drillock · Thu, 10 Jun 1999 09:09:43 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Mark Drillock Mark McCulley wrote: > > All Vanagon engines, both air-cooled and waterboxers, have hydraulic valve > lifters. > > MM > > >From: "Pollard, Matthew" <Matthew.Pollard@OREADCA...

  • Re: was: Valve Adjustment NOW: Hydraulic

    Tim McDermott · Thu, 10 Jun 1999 21:04:29 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

    ...These are not great in number. > >Mark Drillock > >Mark McCulley wrote: >> >> All Vanagon engines, both air-cooled and waterboxers, have hydraulic valve >> lifters. >> Tim...

  • Fw: Re: Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation

    easoars · Tue, 1 Feb 2000 17:59:34 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation > Richard Bias wrote: > > > > All, > > The whole thing about adjusting to 6 mils of lash was and is only a...

  • Re Re: Hydraulic valve lifter noise on '85 GL

    Jeff · Thu, 8 Apr 1999 19:25:50 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    The lifters need to be replaced with new ones. Don't be tempted to buy rebuilt. 022 109309 LIFTER-HYDRAULIC 1Y 21 _________ 10.00...

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  • Hydraulic Valve Lifter

    A device that uses hydraulic pressure to lift the valves in the engine

  • hydraulic lifter

    a component that helps to open and close engine valves

  • Bleeding

    The process of removing air or gas from a hydraulic system, such as the hydraulic valve lifter

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