<VV> Noisy lifter

[Dennis & Debbie PLEAU]

My $0.02.  Drain out a couple of quarts of oil and replace with a couple of 
quarts of tranny fluid.  Drive it awhile and it should quiet down pretty 
quickly unless the lifter is totaly shot. Don't change the oil mixed with 
the tranny fluid for 500 miles.  No extreme service while the tranny fluid 
is in the engine.  It will clean up everything in your engine, so if you 
have a layer of sludge helping a seal seal it might leak a little after the 
sludge is removed.

dp


>From: Rudy Korb <rudyandbrenda at sbcglobal.net>
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: <VV> Noisy lifter
>Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 10:23:11 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Hi guys and gals,
>
>   Hope someone out there in Corvair land can give me a hint on the best 
>way to free a stuck lifter, other than replacement.  I have one lifter that 
>periodically sticks but quiets after running a bit.  I have just changed 
>oil, and now I'm using Quaker 5W30 with Slick 50.  I've only run it about 3 
>minutes since the oill change but my lifter is still clacking.  I have a 
>car show coming up this Saturday and if I can't get that lifter quiet I 
>won't go.  Any suggestions, please.  Thanks,
>
>   Rudy Korb
>   67 Monza vert
>   Rogers, Arkansas