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Re: Sticky Lifter solution(s)??

On Mon, 17 Mar 1997, Paul Heneghan wrote:

> 
> The lifters in my 1989 Avant are chattering a bit.
> 
> Is there an easy way to diagnose which ones are faulty?  It's difficult to 
> pipoint by listening.

Yes, there is a way but it is a bit more involoved than just listening.
It requires pulling the valve cover and physically checking the tolerences
of each lifter by pressing them down by hand...

Brendan Rudack

rudack@umcc.umich.edu
rudack@ucsub.colorado.edu
brudack@student.flint.umich.edu
Fenton, Michigan 
USA

1988 90Q G60's, 2.5 cat back, coil-overs, other junk...
(needs a turbo...and a bumper!)