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Subject:Re: For the Vanagon Newbies - Oil Filler Neck Secret
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:53:03 -0800

Really?  I find that the plastic oil containers work very well with the
extensions on both our vans.

I only need a funnel when I'm pouring from a gallon container, in which case
I use a funnel cut from one of those big plastic soda bottles.  :-)

On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 6:43 AM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:

> "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> said:
>
> > The secret - the oil filler neck has an extension telescoped down inside
> > the filler tube. Just grasp the edge of the filler tube between finger
> > and thumb and pull and it slides right out, The rest is self evident.
> > Pretty slick.
>
> That is nice, but to me it just makes it easier to get the funnel in.
> It's still much too "horizontal" to pour oil in directly from the
> bottle.
>
> Allan
> --
> 1991 Vanagon GL
>

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