*"Dealer supplied me with aluminum washers for a few years"* may be because they ran out pennies to make copper washers? - *just kidding... :-)* On Sat, Aug 31, 2019 at 5:33 PM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > > I like copper oil plug washers. Have used them on about every car I have > ever owned—until my first Vanagon, a new 1990. Came with aluminum from the > factory. Dealer supplied me with aluminum washers for a few years. Started > buying parts for all my VWs at a local shop I still use. They spec > aluminum. So, I was surprised by all this at first but never had a bit of > problem with either material, copper or aluminum and doubt if I ever put a > copper oil plug washer on a Vavagon come to think of it. > > Jim > > |
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