I have an 85 and it has this. I didn't know it for a long time. Just grab the lip on the end of the fill tube and pull. It'll pull out. I hope. Mike On 1/8/03 6:27 PM, "Dart 330" <dart330@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: >> License Plate Access Hatch - pull this open and you will see the following: >> ...Right of Center - Oil Filler Cap and fill tube - Remove the cap. >> Reach in the mouth of the tube grab the edge and pull - an extension >> will emerge that allows spill free oil fills - relatively speaking. > > What year did they start this? My 85 has no such feature (did it start with > the 2.1 engine?), you have to stick the bottle in there and hope for the > best if your without a funnel. I would love to get one, available from > places other then the dealer? > > Nathan > 85 Westy > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > |
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