Date:         Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:38:01 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Hydraulic lifter wear/cleaning question
Comments: To: Allen Hill <route66rider@KNOLOGY.NET>
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I second that !!!

I call for the question!

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver


Allen Hill wrote:
> On lifters I was taught two things:
> First, replace not rebuild
> Second, if not replaced, return it to the same location it was removed from.
>
>
> Route 66 Rider!
> Ramon Hill
> Live Long and Be Free
> ===========================
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 6:54 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Hydraulic lifter wear/cleaning question
>
> Do hydraulic lifters wear out or do they just get dirty and not worth the
> labour cost to disassemble and clean?  Mine have the occasional bleed down,
> but nothing major.  I have them all on my bench and some are dirtier than
> others.  I have taken two apart and one was definitely dirtier than the
> other and it was also "softer" than the rest but it could have been one that
> got knocked over on the bench and leaked.
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Pascal
>
> '84 Westy
>
>
>