Let it idle for a longer time...until the clicking goes it away. It will. I've had to let mine idle for 10-15 minutes before the lifters are charged up with oil and clicking stops.
---------------------------------------- Laurence Smith Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 90 Westy (fanumbos) 87 GL (Subaru conversion in progress) ---------------------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List > [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf > Of Steven Gross > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 4:47 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: loud valve ticking > > > I let my 87 Westy sit unused for a couple of months. When > I started it up I > heard some loud valve (I assume) ticking that I expected to > go away after a > few seconds, but did not. Later I let it idle for awhile > to get up to > "operating temperature" and it still didn't go away. > > Any suggestions for the mechanically challenged before I > take it to my local > Mr. Fixit? > > Thanks in advance. > -- > Steve Gross > 86 Westy RIP > 87 Westy > 90 GL > |
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