Date:         Thu, 10 Jan 2002 13:30:50 -0600
Reply-To:     Terry Kay <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Terry Kay <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
Subject:      Re: Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters)
Comments: To: Robert Donalds <bostneng@fcl-us.net>
In-Reply-To:  "Robert Donalds" <bostneng@fcl-us.net>'s message of Thu, 10 Jan
              2002 14:04:46 -0500
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Right you are Bob--

Brings to mind a 63 Eldo ragtop I purchased--had 94,000 mile on it, and
smoked a bit-----had the lifter clack thing.

Changed oil 3 times in one month substituting 2 qts of oil with
Marvel----
So in a 5 gt capcity pan I was using 3 gts of oil--2 qts marvel, each
change.

Then after that, it was just the one qt. per change---and back to the
3000 mile ritual.

Allot of crap came out of the pan, and the stuck ring situation was
resolved and the clacking Maringa, of the lifter's ceased----
drove the car for another 136,000 miles and traded even for a 750 Moto
Guzzi---

The guy I made the trade with drove the car another 2 years------he
crashed it.

Good car---good engine---a happy Marvel engine---:>)

My 85 GL had the lifter Mombo for awhile when I first got it-----never
more------
( who said that? )

Later,

Terry



E-mail message From Robert Donalds

Terry and fellow learkers
the reason I suggested before the oil change is to limit the amount of
junk suspended in the oil
as a rebuilder I have a hard time telling people to modify there oil
that can get tricky and if its the first time you are adding marvel then
you dont want the slug in the oil for the whole 2 or 3k miles I have
seen the benifits of marvel after 1 heat cycle in my own cars Bob