Date:         Tue, 9 Sep 1997 00:16:14 -0400
Reply-To:     Joe Wagner <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
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From:         Joe Wagner <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: LOUD Engine
Comments: To: Scott Semyan <scottse@MICROSOFT.COM>
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      The fix is this.
      1 - change your oil every 3,000 mile.
      2 - never run any engine for a short distance.
          Always get the motor hot.

      Forget the addatives      Eric

On Mon, 8 Sep 1997, Scott Semyan wrote:

> Thanks to everyone who responded to my plea for help. Thinking it was
> the muffler, I took it into my local shop. He says:
>
> 1) There were some loose bolts on the exhaust manifold that he tightened
>
>
> and
>
> 2) I have a stuck lifter which is causing a tapping noise. He says to
> fix it I should change the oil and add some Slick 50, then let the motor
> run for a while revving it occasionally until it gets unstuck. He says
> this might take up to 45 minutes.
>
> Does this sound right?
>
> Scott Semyan
> '85 Westie
> Seattle, WA
>