Officially it is supposed to be 2 turns. I have tried 1-1/2 and 2. All worked fine. The lifter self-adjusts. there is really no difference between 1-1/2 and 2. David
--- Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > One of those guys has made his living rebuilding VW engines for a long time > now. > > I'd go with his recommendation. > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 7:54 AM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote: > > > At 10:27 AM 4/30/2008, Chris S wrote... > > > > Although I'm getting ZERO messages from Gerry again, I'm hoping > > > knowledgeable folks will reply to me directly. > > > > > > I'm confused about proper lifter adjustment. According to Bob Boston > > > I > > > should do 1.5 turns past contact. According to Ken Wilfy I should > > > just > > > leave the lifters set at first contact. > > > > > > Sooo... what is it? And why? > > > > > > > 1 1/2 turns in from a fully expanded lifter. Because it allows the > > lifter to adjust itself in either direction. If you set it at "first > > contact," the lifter can't expand to adjust for a valvetrain which is > > getting looser. > > > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > Crescent Beach, BC > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 >
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