Re: Moral support really needed....

["Jon" <jwilliam@ns1.water.net>]

> Date:          Tue, 18 Mar 1997 23:59:02 -0500
> From:          shields@tembel.org (Michael Shields)
> To:            Preston Brown <pbrown@econ.yale.edu>
> Cc:            quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:       Moral support really needed....

Boy, it really pays to read all the messages.  Even when it pertains 
to a problem or car you don't have.  You never know what useful bits 
of info you might come up with.

> > Besides the motor itself, which runs well but the lifters are NOISY!!  I
> > need a few virtual pats on the back saying, BTDT, and I sympathize...
> 
> Well, there are things you can do about that:
> 
> 1. Switch to synthetic.
> 
> 2. Replace the lifters.  It's not all that hard -- PDQSHIP posted the
>    procedure a while ago.  Basically, you pull the valve cover, remove
>    the cam (cross-torque the number 2 and 4 caps and remove, then the
>    1 and 3), take out the lifters (they pull right out vertically,
>    Robo-Grips make it easy), drop in the new lifters ($12/ea from
>    Blau), reinstall the cam (watch the torquing order again), replace
>    the valve cover/vacuum lines/throttle linkage (get the neoprene
>    gasket), make sure you've allowed thirty minutes for the lifters to
>    bleed down, and you're done.  No problem.

Okay.  When I had my car inspected when I bought it, the mechanic 
pointed out a small gasket leak.  No big deal, I had one on a Jetta I 
used to drive.  Don't think I ever fixed it and it never gave me any 
problems.  The point is, I asked him why these cars (VW's and Audi's) 
seemed to have this problem.  He stated that European car makers use 
cork gaskets rather than neoprene.  I said, "When you're replacing 
it, why not put in a neoprene gasket?"  "Because they don't make them 
for these cars."  

Hmmmmmmm.  From your post I would say this wasn't true.  So, what 
make of gasket can I use and where can I find one?  And is replacing 
one yourself as easy as it would appear?  Or are there some things I 
should know about. TIA

Jon
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