[Vwdiesel] mkII diesel valve adjustment

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I will chime in on this also, everything I have seen in the Bentley indicates that 86 and up had hydraulic lifters.  I suppose it is possible that a few may have sneaked in during late 85 but for certain, 86 and up.  Hayden
On Dec 5, 2011, at 12:39 PM, Andrew .Libby wrote:

> I had an '86 that was hydro.  I've never heard of anything after '85 with
> mechanical lifters in North America.
> 
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Sandy Cameron <scameron at storm.ca> wrote:
> 
>> At 07:32 AM 12/5/2011 -0700, you wrote:
>>> Aside from the vanagon, the mk2 engines had hydraulic lifters that don't
>>> require adjustment.
>> 
>> 
>> After 1987.5
>> 
>> Sandy
>> 
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