----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET> > Why would anyone want to do it unless they were going to build a super > high performance engine. *tappita-tappita-tappita* > The reason for industry going to hydraulics inf > the first place was to eliminate some problems inherent with solid > lifters in production engines, i.e, periodic manual adjustments for wear > beng one. hydraulics eliminate this as well as maintain proper clearence > at all times, which reduces negative effects on engine operation. *tappita-tappita-tappita-tappita-tappita* ;) Some people just don't feel hydraulic lifters work all that well in VW boxer engines, I suspect, given their tendancy to bleed down all the time and take forever to pump back up. I used to have a '75 bus with a '77 rebuilt engine with solid lifters. It did get pretty old crawling under there every 6,000 miles to adjust the valves. My Honda has solid lifters, too, but at least I can get at the valve cover without lying on the ground. |
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