How come VW could get the cam/lifters right 30 years ago but now no one seems to be able to? Is it really that hard? I mean a lot of original VW motors have 100K + miles on them.
What about the SLR resurface option that aircooled.net offers for the Type 4 lifters they sell?
"We have SLR re-surface, polish, then phosphate the lifter heads. This means the lifter heads are PERFECTLY COMPATIBLE with the Web-Cam camshafts. The problems with aftermarket lifters seems to be fixed when you do this, and our cam warrantee applies if you choose this option!"