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Date:         Mon, 17 Oct 1994 13:11:24 -0700 (MST)
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From:         Richard Lamoreaux <riclam@deety.radiology.arizona.edu>
Subject:      Re: copper washers??

Joel wrote:
> get kinda flattened tooo much, a porsche mechanic showed me a neat trick:
> get a propane torch and heat them up until they (washers) are red hot, then
> let them cool off somewhere. it 'fluffs' the washers back up. and i figure
> if it's good enough for his 911's, it's good enough for my vanagon. :)


I used to do this to my copper head gaskets on my Yamaha 2-stroke 
motorcycle. But I always read that you should quench the red-hot copper 
in cold water to make it soft (as opposed to steel, where it makes it 
harder). It seemed to work well for me.


Richard Lamoreaux      
(602)626-7576
riclvw@deety.Radiology.Arizona.EDU
University of Arizona


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