Date:         Sat, 12 Jul 2003 08:22:58 -0700
Reply-To:     wilden1@JUNO.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Valve adjustment; Preliminary results.
Comments: To: kdlewis_wasting_time@ACCESS4LESS.NET
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Now that you've done the hard part ...............
Run some Marvel Mystery oil (a quart) in your crank case and about 16 oz
in a tank of gas and clean all that sludge and carbon from everything.
(Don't overfill the crankcase).
You can run this for 300 good highway miles or until your next oil
change.
You'll be surprised how much cooler and smoother your engine runs.
There is a good possibility that your lifters will silence as well.
Lifter leak down is normal on Boxer type engines.
There is a hole in the side of each lifter ................. law of
averages always puts one hole down when you park the van overnight.

Stan Wilder

On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 08:34:24 -0400 "kdlewis_wasting_time@access4less.net"
             <kdlewis_wasting_time@ACCESS4LESS.NET> writes:
> Greetings and Salutations:
>
> I adjusted the valves as per Bob Donald's post of lately to
> 006". I performed a compression test immediately before and
> after. There was no noticable change in performance or
> noise. If nothing else I am hoping it will reduce the
> occasional lifter leakdown. The engine has 230K miles on it,
> here are the results in psi:
>
> Cylinder       Before            After
> 1              130               140
> 2              155               170
> 3              165               185
> 4              155               175
>
> I'll will return results of of any gas mileage improvements
> when available. Any comments welcome.
>
> Ken Lewis
> 86 Transporter Crew Cab, 60 T-5 Coupe
> http://neksiwel.20m.com/   O2 sensor monitor gadget, my
> cars, Vanagon Tech
> http://EB03.20m.com/  Everybus 2003 pictures
>
>

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