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Date:         Thu, 16 Jan 2003 19:18:12 -0500
Reply-To:     "G.M.Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
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From:         "G.M.Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Organization: Bulley-Hewlett
Subject:      Re: loud valve ticking
In-Reply-To:  <3E272869.2070307@socccd.cc.ca.us>
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Typical VW flat four lifter thing. Type 4's do it too. When the cam is
left pressing against a lifter that has a valve pushed open, the valve
spring tension eventually pushes the oil out of the reservoir in the
lifter.


The cure? Drive it. Be a little easy on it, as one valve isn't opening
all the way. It will pump up in time, usually 15-20 minutes. If you are
too bashful to drive around the neighborhood with the Hillbilly-sounding
motor, rev it in the drive to about 2k or 3k for 15 minutes or so. It
will eventually refill once the oil is thin enough.


Bringing ideas to life,
G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett
www.bulley-hewlett.com
AIM = IExplain4u
+1.919.658.1278
"Fax mentis incendium gloria culpum"
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