VANAGON archives -- May 2004, week 2 (#550)

Date:         Thu, 13 May 2004 11:18:10 -0400
Reply-To:     Paul Whitley <paulwhitley27@MSN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Paul Whitley <paulwhitley27@MSN.COM>
Subject:      lifter problems
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<DIV class=RTE>Hello All,</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>I am pretty new to the Vanagon scene.&nbsp;I have owned nothing but a BMW 320I and multiple Beetles.&nbsp; So I thought buying a 1982 Vanagon (air-cooled) would be no different than what I have been use to. Boy was I wrong. </DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>I usually do as much of my own maintenance as possible. I can pretty much rebuild a 1600cc drunk and blindfolded, but this 2.0 is giving me some annoying problems that I need help with.</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>The hydraulic lifters seem to collapse every 10 or 11 months. This last time when I replaced them and set the timing the problem did not go away. There is definite blow back of the exhaust gasses and no power. I think the van can go about 25 mph. </DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>This van has been in my family for 2 years now. I want to keep it, but not if this happens every year. Is this an engineering flaw, or am I doing something to contribute to the delinquency of a cranky van?</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>Any&nbsp;ideas would be helpful. </DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>Thank you.</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>Paul Whitley</DIV>
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