Honestly, Horace, I don't either but at 25 cents a pop for a new washer I don't intend to test it either. I've got a pile of new washers and use a fresh one every time. Chuck '85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo' In a message dated 9/14/01 10:27:18 PM, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: << Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 21:24:58 -0400 From: "Horace K. Sawyer" <hksawyer@CATT.COM> Subject: Re: type of oil and washer >Tony, >I used to be cavalier about using a new CU washer for the drain plug. If I >didn't have a new one, I would lap and anneal the old one and reuse it. I >got away with doing this many times. It only took a stuck drain plug one >time to cure me of this bad habit. >Rich Okay. I don't understand. How can a soft CU washer make a large diameter drain plug stuck? I don't see the physics or the mechanics of the scenario. hk >> |
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