Date:         Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:24:03 -0500
Reply-To:     dr <dxrobertson@NETSCAPE.NET>
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From:         dr <dxrobertson@NETSCAPE.NET>
Subject:      Re: 85 Man Tran Fluid
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I'll have to check this my 82 gas.  I didnt know this existed either;
have to carry my own special long, narrow funnel to put oil in.  always
a mess.

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>
> Really?  My 1982 diesel has it.  I felt really dumb when I discovered it,
> I'd been struggling to get oil in the filler and making a big mess.  It's
> a bit hard to spot, but if you look closely at the top of the filler tube
> you'll see there's a double lip on it.  Pull up (might want to use a rag
> so your fingers don't get oily) and it'll telescope out far enough to
> extend out of the license plate flap, making this the easiest vehicle to
> add oil to without spilling that I've ever driven. Thanks, VW! The thing
> that makes it hard to see is that the lip in the inner tube is the same
> diameter as the outer tube, so it just looks like an extra bit of molded
> plastic at first.
>