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A friend of mine has an '87 Golf 8V GTI that recently had an engine swap =
with a rebuilt engine installed, it has a JH block with a Hydro head, =
problem is excessive valve train noise at lower RPM's (sounds like a =
Diesel! and not like a worn ticking lifter!), it quiets up with higher =
RPM and doesn't appear to suffer a lack of power, at first I thought =
(and somewhat still do) that it may have been assembled with a solid =
lifter oil pump instead of one for hydraulic?, we checked oil pressure =
and it is 20 psi at idle warm and 60 psi at approx. 3k RPM warm, I've =
never had the hydro head apart for one of the later hydro heads and =
don't have repair manual that covers one, could anyone that has more =
experience with hydraulic lifters enlighten me with the internal =
operation of the upper lubrication system for the lifters, i.e.: oil =
squirter (located where fourth cam bearing usually is) how to test it =
ect..., We have already pulled the valve cover and all was clean, no =
excessive play in lifters noticed, and cam looks good, by listening with =
stethoscope noise is most pronounced between cylinders 3&4 in valvetrain =
area. Anyone experience similar?? Thanks... =20



Curt Fox
Bakersfield, CA
'76 Scirocco 8V
76Rocco@Earthlink.net
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A friend of mine has an '87 Golf 8V GTI =
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recently had an engine swap with a rebuilt engine installed, it has a JH =
block=20
with a Hydro head, problem is excessive valve train noise at lower RPM's =
(sounds=20
like a Diesel! and not like a worn ticking lifter!), it quiets up with =
higher=20
RPM and doesn't appear to suffer a lack of power, at first I thought =
(and=20
somewhat still do) that it may have been assembled with a solid lifter =
oil pump=20
instead of one for hydraulic?, we checked oil pressure and it is 20 psi =
at idle=20
warm and 60 psi at approx. 3k&nbsp;RPM&nbsp;warm, I've never had the =
hydro head=20
apart for one of the later hydro heads and don't have repair manual that =
covers=20
one, could anyone that has more experience&nbsp;with hydraulic=20
lifters&nbsp;enlighten me with the internal operation of the upper =
lubrication=20
system for the lifters, i.e.: oil squirter (located where fourth cam =
bearing=20
usually is) how to test it ect..., We have&nbsp;already pulled =
the&nbsp;valve=20
cover and all was&nbsp;clean, no excessive play in lifters noticed, and =
cam=20
looks good,&nbsp;by listening with stethoscope noise&nbsp;is most =
pronounced=20
between cylinders 3&amp;4 in valvetrain area. Anyone experience =
similar??=20
Thanks...&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>Curt Fox<BR>Bakersfield, CA<BR>'76 =
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href=3D"mailto:76Rocco@Earthlink.net";>76Rocco@Earthlink.net</A></FONT></D=
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