Sounds like lifters rattling from your description. Very common with vanagons when they sit. If it doesn't go away, get worried then. There are times when mine might take a few minutes to stop rattling. bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."
> From: Fonni Chang <Fonni0365@CS.COM> > Reply-To: Fonni0365@CS.COM > Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 09:19:05 EDT > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: New owner of 91 Westy -- sticky valve > > Hi everyone, I am a new happy owner of a 91 Westy, 92,350 mls, Auto trans. I > enjoy very much being one of the Westy family, and enjoy reading and learning > all these interesting posts. Yesterday evening for the first time, I heard a > tapping noise coming from the engine compartment right after I started (she > has been sitting in the garage for the past three days), I believe it was a > sticky valve problem, because the noise went away after a short drive, then > it returns to the normal smooth running. Anyone has any suggestion whether > there is a good additive in the market for the Westy engine to fix this type > of problem? Thanks > |
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