lifter and clutch questions

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <g6sp1d2n0t.fsf@daedalus.crosslink.net> shields@tembel.org (Michael Shields) writes:

> > QUESTION I:  If my car has hydraulic lifters, do they not have any shims
> > at all.  I thought for a long time that even hydraulic tappets had
> > shims, but lately (after reading Project 4kcsq timing belt/H20
> > pump/lifter article), I'm thinking you just oil 'em, drop 'em in,
> > install the cam, and go.  Is that right?  I've got an '86 Coupe GT. 
> 
> Yes, that's right.  Hydraulic tappets are self-adjusting.  I did it
> just like that a few thousand miles ago.

Well, this is the classic caution - don't forget to wait 30 minutes from 
starting to bolt the cam bearings back down until you turn the engine.
 
And, as others have commented, anyone who can get the beast ready to start 
within 30 minutes from that point is a _DAMN_ good wrench!

--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club