>This morning I fired up my 84 and was assailed by very loud valve >noise. I presume that a lifter is sticking as this has happened a couple >of times before and it usualy goes away after a few miles as it did >this morning. My question is > >1. Should I just ignore it until it happens >again and does not go away (can it do any damage)? > >2. Has anyone had experience of cleaning the lifters and if so could they >give me some first hand info (are they similar to the air cooled?)? > >3.Can hydraulic lifters be adjusted? > >4. Would using lighter synthetic oil help the problem? > >Thanks > >-- >David Shepherdson Ph.D. >dshepher@ednet1.osl.or.gov >Portland, >OR Mine does the same thing. I know of no damage happening. There is a basic adjustment of the lifters, and it wouldn't hurt if you had it done. Don't know about synthetic oil,never use it. yug
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