it was long ago but I remember it... my mechanic dumped half the oil and refilled with ATF then let me drive for about 5+ miles... then make an oil change... no moire clatter noises... On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 3:14 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > The reason I mention this is Monday I started up my son's '87 that had > been sitting for a month, and the clatter was so bad even I was taken > aback. I checked to make sure there was still oil in the sump! Two lifters > had gone flat, so there was twice the racket. The first one pumped up in 3 > miles @3000, and the second about a half mile later. > > I sounds like it's inside the engine because it is. Don't listen to anyone > who says you need a new engine until you have tried this. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marc Perdue [mailto:mcperdue@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 10:55 AM > To: Stuart MacMillan > Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > Subject: Re: Help! Weird noises after installing injectors... > > Good thoughts, Stuart, thanks! These guys, in fact, have a great deal of > experience working on Vanagons, which is why I had my van towed there. When > I initially had it looked at, I took it to a local Volvo shop where they > like to work on Vanagons, or rather, they like the concept of Vanagons, but > they're no Vanagon experts. I took it there because the noises it was > making made me feel like it couldn't be driven very far. This place is > about 5 miles from my house, but I didn't have the revs up that high for > that trip. > > It's currently at the Vanagon-expert shop that's 40 miles away, so I won't > be driving it around anywhere. Hoping to hear good news from them soon . . . > Marc > |
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