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Date:         Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:10:42 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Tips and Tricks - Oil Filler NecK Extension Extension.
Comments: To: jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
In-Reply-To:  <BF49B74E.4268%camper@tactical-bus.info>
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jimt wrote:

>Working at the FLAPS I havent noted any larger caps. Forget which brand but >there is one with large size caps. Penzoil, quaker, valvoline, castrol, >ford, and the house brand all have smaller caps. I think mobil one and >mobil clean varieties may have larger than norm caps. >jimt > > >On 9/11/05 10:05 AM, "Evan Mac Donald" <macdonald1987@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > > > >>>snip< >>>At 10:04 PM 9/10/2005, Rob wrote: >>> >>> >>>>At 9/10/2005 07:33 PM, John Rodgers wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>If you are as annoyed as I am by the change of the size of the oil >>>>>bottle caps a little while back, Then you, like I, would like to spit in >>>>>the eye of the genius that decided that all major oil company bottle >>>>>mouths would be as large as the oil filler extension on the WBX engine. >>>>> >>>>> >>>snip< >>> >>> >>What size bottles are being used here? Standard quart, or gallon? Is this >>change in the last month or so? I always buy oil by the case. I have been >>using Castrol dino 20/50 or Valvoline dino 10/30 since I got my van, and the >>bottles have always fit into the extension. It may be messy to get in there if >>you aren't careful and quick, but it has always fit, no need for a funnel. >> >> >> >>Evan Mac Donald >> >>1984 Wolfburg >>1985 GL 7 Pass. >>1991 Carat Weekender >> >> >> >> > > > > That is weird. Here all thoseyou named plus Texaco oils, Mobil One have gong to the bigger mouth bottles.

Wonder if it is a regional supply thing?

John Rodgers 88 GL Driver


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