They have machined disc of various thickness to determine clearance. I put over 500K on an 82 pickup and never changed the valve adjustment. I sold the truck for $1000 and still see it on the road now and then.
I also had a 1978 and 1984 4-door and never touched the valves on those. Not nearly as many miles on these two. I got just over 40 MPG on the pickup and about 48 on the 84 sedan. Harry Watkins Newton, MS 86 SDL Silver 85 300D Euro 86 SDL Gold 81 240D manual trans ----- Original Message ----- From: "kevin kraly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 7:29 PM Subject: [MBZ] OT older VW diesels > I know that at least a couple of you (dave M and Casey) are into these. I'm > interested in buying a 1982 VW Jetta diesel, 210K miles, always garaged, a 2 > owner car in reasonably well kept condition. Does the same oil cap removal > blow by test work for these engines? Also, are these equipped with > hydraulic lifters or solid ones that require adjustment every so often? > TIA, > > Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon
