Date:         Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:19:34 -0500
Reply-To:     AAG - Larry Word <word_aag@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         AAG - Larry Word <word_aag@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Mushroomed out valve adjusters
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Does this apply to hydralic lifters in Vanagons as well?

What year did VW go from manual lifters to hydralic lifters?

Thanks for information.

Larry
Georgia


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Knight" <vwdormer@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: Another Newbie With Heads Fixed


> >From: "Ken Lewis"
>
> >Michael,
> >Tell me more about the bad adjusters. Were they mushroomed out? What
about
> >the corresponding valve stem?
>
> > > -Replaced all of the valve adjusters. Two were bad, one was extremley
> >awful.
>
>
> Two them looked bad, one looked worn down from use the other looked like
it
> had been beating against something. It was not mushroomed it had chunks
> broken off and it was beginning to where on the valve spring keep. A few
of
> the valve stems looked slightly musroomed though even if the adjusters did
> not show. At $2 ea. I decided to replace them all. I might still have the
> bad ones, if I do I will send you a pic of them.
>
>
>
> Michael Knight
> '77 Westy Deluxe, "el Verde"
> '85 Vanagon GL, nameless
>