Malcolm, You'll have to more than "let the engine idle" for five minutes. Ya gotta run it up to speed. Go for a ride and that'll take care of it. Bob 84 westy Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > My 91 Syncro sat for one week (while I fixed the accelerator cable) > and when I started it up early this evening, it started giving that > classic - no oil in the lifter - racket. I thought the noise should > go away after a few (5) minutes of idleing, but it didn't. > > Can I drive the van a short distance with the racket? or should it > not be driven at all if the lifter is clicking (FWIW it's one of the > cylinders on the right side). I checked the oil level and all is OK. > > I'm at my apartment and I only have email (2400 baud) and no web > browser, tomorrow I'll check the archives from the office. > > Thanks Malcolm Stebbins |
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