

| Subject: | Knocking engine? or hyd lifters? how to tell? |
| From: | james peters |
| Date: | Wed, 2 Aug 2000 12:15:48 PDT |
OK here it goes. My 80 vanagon has a terrible knock! This occured after it sat for a couple days. (Back in July 11) Had the heads done in Nov 99. I took some advice from the list and replaced a couple of supposed bad lifters, I might have changed the wrong ones, because its still knocking. Now, is there a way to tell where the bad lifter (if that is the case) is located? I tried listening with a stethascope (SP) even a huge screwdriver, but I can't tell where the knock is coming from. If I do a compression check, would the reading tell me which hyd lifter is bad? I haven't tried the ATF/MMO trick yet, but I need advice. I can't see the forest because of the trees. Its also too hot in Sacramento to be outside wrenching on the van. TIA, Rick ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
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