on 9/17/02 11:20 AM, George Goff at THX0001@AOL.COM wrote:

> I have no way of knowing if I have ever had a Vanagon with an exhaust system
> which was exactly as assembled by those gnomes in the Black Forest.  As is
> proper mechanical practice, the Bentley shows washers under the fasteners of
> the exhaust system, but it is impossible to tell whether the washers are wavy
> lock washers or just flat washers.  So, do all these rusty fasteners require
> lock washers?  I am not referring to the stack of Belleville washers on the
> j-pipe flange.

Hmm, I thought I remember the Bentley saying to use locking NUTS. Of course,
the locking nuts I know of, use a nylon insert, which I have trouble
believing will endure the heat of an exhaust system. I used locking washers
(stainless) when I was working on my exhaust system.