My '91 has done this ever since I've had it, which is since it had 100K miles. It has 179K miles now. It only occurs if it has been sitting for a while (is that quantitative -- a while? What about two whiles?). It always goes away within a mile or so, whether at low or high rpms. mcneely ---- Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hydraulic lifter bleed down. Usually only one lifter if a cam lobe has that valve fully open when the engine is shut down. > > They all do this sooner or later. My '84 did it, my '85 does it, and so does my son's '87. Usually by 140k miles. > > Best thing is to drive it at a high rpm until the lifter pumps up. Freeway travel, or around town in a lower gear to keep the revs around 3000. > > In theory, this minimizes the lifter banging as hard on the cam. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Eric Caron > Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2015 5:38 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: lifter chatter any concerns? > > Hi folks, > > this spring, after over three months not running, I started my van and amazing no lifter chatter > Now, after a recent oil change, same oil as before Mobil 1 15 50 and same filter. the van did a long 600 mile trip to Bus Fusion. Now I’m noticing that even when the van sits just for 4 or 5 days it will have the lifter chatter for about 8 miles before stopping. > > Is this a sign of a problem coming? Is it something I should not worry about? Is there anything I can do to improve the situation? > > Original 1.9 motor with just over 140,000 well cared for miles. > > Eric Caron > 85 GL Auto -- David McNeely |
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