I replaced my original with a Delta 6 this summer. The old one was tough to grip when wet. I was pleasantly surprised the new one works great. I prefer to keep it as stock as possible. 
Jeff

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> On Aug 12, 2018, at 10:34 AM, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Are you sure you have a real OEM faucet? By this point I think most or all
> of them have given up. I too bought a Bus Depot replacement for the
> original (OEM or not, what came in my Westy) and it worked as you describe.
> Resistant, sticky, always sketchy. It finally gave up after numerous
> applications of epoxy and adjustment of the internal switch. So, I did some
> checking around because I didn't want to pay all that money for another
> balk faucet. What I read, consistently, was that Delta 6, the company who
> made them from some old molds over a decade or so, had made new molds and
> the product was far superior to the previous effort. Bus Depot said the
> same thing. They are not, as far as I know, the only company retailing the
> Delta 6 product. But I gave the BD product a chance and was pleasantly
> surprised at how much better the fit and operation was. It's perfect, well
> worth the money and not to be confused with what was on the market up until
> about four years ago.
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Sun, Aug 12, 2018 at 10:15 AM Spencer Allen <soxndubs1951@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> I replaced the original faucet on my 85 westy a few years back with a Bus
>> Depot oem replacement. It was stiff to turn on & off from the beginning and
>> I thought it would loosen up with use. That hasn't happened and a good grip
>> is required to turn it and with wet hand it's almost impossible. Before I
>> start messing around with it does anyone have some info on this to pass
>> along. Also is anyone using the Euro only westy faucet?. I don't want to
>> install a Surflo- unless I have to. Thanks all.
>> Spencer
>>