I recently did my first oil change on a newly rebult VW engine from Canada.
And to my suprise there was not a copper ring on the drain plug.  Did they
forget or is this normal?

TIA

Willie
90 GL
-----Original Message-----
From: Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Monday, May 17, 1999 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: Oil Drip...

>Ben Wampler wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Oil is leaking out the drain plug of my '85 Vanagon at a pretty quick
rate
>> (quart-a-week). What would be the easiest way to fix this?
>
>Replace the copper ring gasket the next time you change oil. Available at
your
>FLAPS or dealer. My Syncro leaks there too, I didnt change the ring at my
last
>oil change.
>
>PerL
>88 Syncro 112i