RE: How I spent my weekend...

["Stanton, John" <JStanton@newsamerica.com>]

Yes the 84 coupe still had solid lifters.  At least mine does.



> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Martin Pajak [SMTP:quattro@rogerswave.ca]
> Sent:	Monday, April 12, 1999 6:46 PM
> To:	Huw Powell
> Cc:	quattro group
> Subject:	Re: How I spent my weekend...
> 
> 
> 
> Huw,
> 
> > How do I figure out if a head has mech. or hydr. lifters wihtout taking
> > it apart?  Whne did the coupe GT go to them for instance?
> 
> Take a look at the lifter, you can even look through the oil filler cap,
> these cars should not have the plastick camshaft splash cover.If you can
> see the adjusting disc than it's a solid lifter.
> If you can not see the adjusting disc i.e. the lifters top apears to be
> one
> piece with the sides than it's a hydraulic.
> The 2.22l engines in 4kq had them in 1984.  I think the Coupe still had
> the
> 2.14l in '84 with solid lifters.
> 
> HTH
> --
> Martin Pajak
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