Copper Crush Washers cost next to nothing.  I'm not so so much of a
cheep tightwad to re-use something that is supposed to be replaced.  I
always have a bag of a couple of dozen to use on my Vanagons, 411
Wagon and the 914 (or a friend's Bug, Ghia, etc.).  Reused Crush
Washers leak in my experience.
:)
-- 
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
Full Timing Since March 1999
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> � I re-use the copper washers.� If you are really anal you can anneal the
> thing by heating it with a propane torch or use your Westie stove burner.
> Supposedly, that make the thing 'crushable' again.
>
> � My current van has the diesel oil drain plug...Can't say as I can figure
> out why they made that one...complicated and not so safe, I am told by the
> diesel heads on some of the lists..they come loose or crack the cast pan, I
> am told, unless you do everything just right every time.� I'd rather have
> just the normal plug..
>