[Vwdiesel] Fwd: Hydraulic Lifter Question

[82 Diesel Westy]

That sounds like the best idea I have heard on this
topic.  I will try and file that one in the memory
banks for the next time I do head work.

I hate to trough more on this topic, but I just found
this from last fall, someone posted on this list.
To the original poster of this thread, sorry, lost
your name.
I snipped this off this list for my future re-build of
my 1.9na motor on 10/6/05.

"Remember that if you ever let 'used' HYD lifters
expand (like take cam out) they need to be
're-compressed' in a vise.  (that was cause of major
'feak-out', when I re-installed head and there was no
compression)"

But, when I re-assembled my head with a known diesel
gooru in Gapland, MD about a 2 months ago, I mentioned
this to him and he said he never did that and he build
diesel motors about 3 a month, with used lifters and
new ones.  He said, they will pump up, no need to do
anything in all his years.

I have not yet installed the motor in my vanagon so I
have yet to find out....
Bryan

--- malexand at inreach.com wrote:

> I rebuilt an IHC engine a few years ago. The factory
> manual called for
> placing the lifters in a bucket of oil. A push rod
> was placed in the
> lifter and the lifeter was pumped by hand until it
> filled with oil. I
> could feel the lifter fill as I pumped it.
> 
> The engine started without clattering.
> 
> I do not know if this will work for VW lifters but
> might be worth a try.
> 
> 
> m alexander
> 
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