now, the lifters.

[vwtype53 at yahoo.com (Benjamin Harder)]

Paul,

  Good to hear about the bottom end...

As for the lifters... have you driven the car at all yet?
Just drive it if you haven't.  As long as your gauge tells
you that there is good oil pressure, driving the car around
at low to mid rpm's should shut up the lifters fastest.
When my engine first was started after rebuild and winter
storage, it took a long time for them to quiet down... and
even longer for the lifters to actually be quiet.
So, as long as everything else looks good, then don't
worry yet.  ;)

Keep us posted.

Ben


--- Paul Maione <paulmaione@videotron.ca> wrote:
> mother of god.
> 
> this car is going to put me in an early grave.
> 
> i repaired the bottom end problem i was having last
> week. replaced the crank and all the bearings at the bottom,
> reassembled everything nice and tight. i started up the car
> and there *so far* is no sign of the problem i was having
> before. when i step on the clutch, i don't hear any noise,
> and oil pressure stays steady.
> 
> but, the lifter are clacking insanely. i figured that it would
> of passed because they we're dry from sitting all winter, but
> that's not the case. i let it idle for 20 mins yesterday, clacking
> away, eventually waiting for it to stop. it did.
> 
> for like 3 minutes.
> 
> then back to clacking. it was so odd. went totally silent and
> running super smooth, and then right back up again it started.
> 
> today, i dumped a lil oil out and added 1/2 liter of ATF to see if it would
> stop. no change at all. let it idle again for like 20 mins and
> still clacking full force.
> 
> i'm running some temporary new 10w-30 for bearing wear in and my
> old oil filter from last year.
> 
> now what should i look for? the lifters we're changed last june. all 16
> of them.
> 
> help me fix this piece of shit!!
> :)
> 
> paul
> 
> 
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