how about not holding the license plate open?  open the license plate with
one hand, take out the dipstick with the other, let the license plate close.
wipe the dipstick, using both hands.  open the license plate using one hand,
insert the dipstick using the other, then remove the dipstick.  let the
license plate close, and take a look at the dipstick reading.  nothing is
gained by keeping the license plate open.  or have i missed something?
steve & buster

> Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU> wrote:
> Ok, how about some techniques on how to hold the liscense plate down and
> check the oil and hold the rag at the same time?
> I'll go first
> 1) my foot- i step on it on the bumper
> 2) or- the oil cap fits well as a means to jam it open if you put it on
> it's side with long axis perpendicular to the ground and short axis perp
> to the liscense plate.
>
> Or just take the spring out of the liscnese plate i suppose.
>
> -Matthew
> 84
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>
> Matthew Pollard             http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
> Dept. of Chemistry               http://www.chem.uidaho.edu
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