<VV> Noisy Lifter

[Mark Durham]

You are correct Ray, each car is different. I have a good ignition
system with excellant plug wires and iridium plugs, but, if I just
move the gas pedal half way to the floor, it takes right off. I must
have real good accelerater pumps!   However, my point was that it he
was pumping twice and it took longer to start, he has inded flooded
the engine and will eventually cause damage if he does it intentially
to make it fire late. He is better off putting a full synthetic oil in
the car to take the shock of the start cycle without damage to
bearings or crank and save the upper cylinder walls and rings from the
gas wash down start technique! Mark Durham.

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Ramon Rodriguez III
<corvairgrymm at gmail.com> wrote:
> Erich and Mark,
>
>      Each car has it's own personality and it's own starting technique
> unless it is maintained to an incredibly high level.
>
> My 66' 140 takes two pumps and starts almost instantly with no throttle.  My
> 63' 102 has been troublesome but we've learned that if you pump it and hold
> the pedal on the floor the third time, then crank it fires up consistently.
> I don't know why that engine gives me so much hassle but for now it is
> reliable and that is just our beater anyway.
>
> Ray R.
> Lake Ariel, PA
>
> PS- the car is outside idling right now, I think the lifter noise is slowly
> fading away.   Thanks for the advice.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Mark Durham <62vair at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Erich, if I pump my 62 twice, I've already flooded the engine and that
>> is not a good thing to do. You are putting excess gas in the
>> combustion chamber which washes away the oil necessary for lubrication
>> of the top rings. You are better off to pump once or even half, and
>> let it start. The oil gets there fast enough anyway and you don't wash
>> down the cylinder walls every time you start.
>> Mark Durham
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 3:42 AM,  <eamsquared at comcast.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Ray,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I have had my lifters drain and make noise for over twenty minutes, even
>> > when taken for a drive.  They did eventually quite down after about twenty
>> > minutes.  I have the original engine in the car with 116,000 miles on it.
>> > This long time interval does not happen too often, but it has happened
>> > several times over the time I have had the car.  I am the original owner of
>> > the car.  I now run Mobile 1 in the car but this long duration valve tap has
>> > happened with Mobil 1 and 10-40 conventional oil.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I would not be so quick to readjust the valves.  I would let the car run
>> > for at least a half hour and drive it and see if it goes away.  Of course I
>> > would look for other remedies if the noise didn't go away after about an
>> > hour or so.  Live with it for a while and see what happens.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I have found that this problem is reduced if the engine is cranked for a
>> > while before the engine starts.  This pumps the oil around the engine before
>> > starting.  I only pump the accelerator pedal twice before starting.  This
>> > generally allows the engine to crank for a while before it starts.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Erich Meyer
>> >
>> > Bayshore Corvair
>> >
>> > Brick, NJ
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> Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez
> Lake Ariel, PA
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