*"Dealer supplied me with aluminum washers for a few years"*

may be because they ran out pennies to make copper washers? - *just
kidding... :-)*

On Sat, Aug 31, 2019 at 5:33 PM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>  I like copper oil plug washers. Have used them on about every car I have
> ever owned—until my first Vanagon, a new 1990. Came with aluminum from the
> factory. Dealer supplied me with aluminum washers for a few years. Started
> buying parts for all my VWs at a local shop I still use. They spec
> aluminum. So, I was surprised by all this at first but never had a bit of
> problem with either material, copper or aluminum and doubt if I ever put a
> copper oil plug washer on a Vavagon come to think of it.
>
> Jim
>
>