Date:         Sun, 31 Mar 2002 08:45:25 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: lifter's sticking
Comments: To: blun1432@OPTONLINE.NET
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The commonly accepted solution is to run a Quart of Marvel Mystery Oil in
your crankcase (don't overfill the crank case) with your current engine
oil. Run it for about 300 miles and change your oil and filter.(you need
to get the engine to full operating temperatures several times). Run a
half quart of Marvel Mustery oil in your gas tank with a full tank or
lesser MM with a half tank etc.
The Mystery oil will clean your oil passages, crankcase internally,
lifters, pistons, piston tops and groves and just in general remove all
of the varnish buildup that's in there.
Adjust the valves after this, Bob says .060 with a feeler gauge and I say
one turn after the rocker arm touches your valve stem. Either way can't
hurt you engine unless the adjustment is done with TDC not correctly
found and you get them too loose. After another 500 miles or so go back
and set them again as sludge sometimes takes some massaging to loosen up.
Once the lifters are set properly you should never need to do it again
unless there is maintenance done that indicates the procedure be done
again.

Stan Wilder
1983 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Sun, 31 Mar 2002 09:18:04 -0500 John Lunetta <blun1432@OPTONLINE.NET>
writes:
> Steve, the best place to get info on the sticky lifter problem is to
> go to boston bobs web sight. He has written a lot about it an it is
> all in his web page.
> Godd luck,    John 90 vanagon gl
>

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