I open the license plate 90 degrees and place the oil cap at the bottom of the license plate frame and the rear of the van (where the hinge is) and then slowly release the license plate. The license plate will rise up a couple of degrees until the oil cap is wedged between the bottom of the license plate and the rear of the van. (about 75 degrees from the vertical) Les -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Matthew Pollard Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 6:23 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: holding liscense plate down while checking oil? Techniques? 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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