Save the washers off your old sparkplugs, they fit the drain plug and
still have a little crush left in them. I also have used copper ones
found in the plumbing section at home depot though they don't seem to
crush as much but never have leaked or fell out.
Anyone riding the Lawman 1000 this weekend, see ya in Penticton!
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DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "Jeff Walker" wrote:
> >
> > Are copper crush washers any better than aluminum, or does it not
matter?
> > Mark
> > B2
> > A2
> >
> >
>
> On the KLR I would say that it generally doesn't matter. Which one
is
> softer and therefore seals with less applied force greatly depends
on the
> alloy of each. The only instance where I could see choosing one
over
> another is where you have to be concerned with corrosion, as
aluminum
> generally withstands corrosion better, but the crush washer on the
KLR
> doesn't stay on long enough between oil changes to matter in that
regard.
>
> Jeff