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dobryan Samba Member
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dabaron Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 6:24 am Post subject: Re: Awesome funnel for adding coolant and oil |
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dobryan wrote: |
^^^^ Me likey! |
haha, nailed by the pagination! _________________ 1991 Vanagon GL Camper
i had no idea i wanted to be a mechanic
"burnin oil and cookin coils" -- Destructo
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cmayna Samba Member
Joined: August 18, 2014 Posts: 1143 Location: SF Bay area, CA
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 7:43 am Post subject: Re: Awesome funnel for adding coolant and oil |
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Thanks all for the various replies.
My issue with those funnels with the flexible necks is not being able to easily clean out the neck area with a rag or paper towel. This is more important when you want to use the same funnel on the road for both oil and coolant.
And yes, even though I might be able to clean the redline pretty easily, keeping it in a plastic bag is the way to go, especially if it's kept under your spare hoodie under the rear seat
Think I'll pick up another one of the redline's so I can keep one in the camper and the other amongst my auto tools for my other rigs. _________________ '90 Westy / automatic.
If I'm not working on the camper or my '50 Chebbie truck, I'm either fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
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Aryana Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 8:07 am Post subject: Re: Awesome funnel for adding coolant and oil |
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The cleanest funnel is the one you don’t clean and isolate from outside dirt. Without a picture, I’m sure few bother clicking on the link I provided earlier.
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kamzcab86 Samba Moderator
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Sodo Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 8:59 am Post subject: Re: Awesome funnel for adding coolant and oil |
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PDXWesty wrote: |
.....about the oil filler tube extension. I never knew it pulled out after you unscrew the cap. |
Pics or "it didn't happen" _________________
'90 Westy EJ25, 2Peloquins, 3knobs, pressure-oiled GT mainshaft, filtered, cooled gearbox
'87 Tintop w 47k 53k, '12 SmallCar EJ25, cooled filtered gearbox
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PDXWesty Samba Member
Joined: April 11, 2006 Posts: 6235 Location: Portland OR
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 9:27 am Post subject: Re: Awesome funnel for adding coolant and oil |
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Vendor pictures of the extension pulled out of the filler tube:
_________________ 89 Westy 2.1 Auto |
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dobryan Samba Member
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djkeev Samba Moderator
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cmayna Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: Awesome funnel for adding coolant and oil |
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I must admit liking some of those pour spouts. Just more options for all. _________________ '90 Westy / automatic.
If I'm not working on the camper or my '50 Chebbie truck, I'm either fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
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Sodo Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2007 Posts: 9521 Location: Western WA
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 1:18 pm Post subject: Re: Awesome funnel for adding coolant and oil |
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From TheSamba literature archive for the 1981 VW Vanagon
Kinda neat, but if you have to use a funnel or spout anyway, it's not a clever design.
You still have to find a funnel, inspect for cleanliness, use it, drain it, clean it store it.
In the old days it was an oilcan spout, and nobody ever cleaned those.
Interesting how the license plate door stays down. _________________
'90 Westy EJ25, 2Peloquins, 3knobs, pressure-oiled GT mainshaft, filtered, cooled gearbox
'87 Tintop w 47k 53k, '12 SmallCar EJ25, cooled filtered gearbox
....KTMs, GasGas, SPOT mtb |
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izzydog Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: Awesome funnel for adding coolant and oil |
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Love those air flow arrows coming out of the vents... like THAT'S going to happen, LOL.
...and wouldn't it be easier to put that huge box in the van via the sliding door? It's more than a foot lower...
Yes, they actually used the word "aerodynamic". Herman Grubenschnitzel down in marketing got sent home for that one. He later went on to head the diesel division. |
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Abscate Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: Awesome funnel for adding coolant and oil |
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izzydog wrote: |
Love those air flow arrows coming out of the vents... like THAT'S going to happen, LOL.
...and wouldn't it be easier to put that huge box in the van via the sliding door? It's more than a foot lower...
Yes, they actually used the word "aerodynamic". Herman Grubenschnitzel down in marketing got sent home for that one. He later went on to head the diesel division. |
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jlrftype7 Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: Awesome funnel for adding coolant and oil |
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Sodo wrote: |
From TheSamba literature archive for the 1981 VW Vanagon
Kinda neat, but if you have to use a funnel or spout anyway, it's not a clever design.
You still have to find a funnel, inspect for cleanliness, use it, drain it, clean it store it.
In the old days it was an oilcan spout, and nobody ever cleaned those.
Interesting how the license plate door stays down. |
And no hinges visible AND it lays FLAT out of your way......... _________________ '68 Westy- my first VW and vehicle/Bus- long gone.- sold it to a traveling Swiss couple....
'67 Type 3 Fastback, my 2nd car- gone
'69 Semi-Auto Stick Shift Beetle-gone
2017 MINI Coopers, our current DDs
‘84 Tin Top - Hilga....Auto |
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jlrftype7 Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 7:54 pm Post subject: Re: Awesome funnel for adding coolant and oil |
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GoWesty sells a nice accordion style funnel, you can let the license plate hold against it as a second hand of sorts and easily pour oil into the fill tube with your free hands.
I like it and it was reasonably priced.
http://www.gowesty.com/product/tools/23896/flex-funnel _________________ '68 Westy- my first VW and vehicle/Bus- long gone.- sold it to a traveling Swiss couple....
'67 Type 3 Fastback, my 2nd car- gone
'69 Semi-Auto Stick Shift Beetle-gone
2017 MINI Coopers, our current DDs
‘84 Tin Top - Hilga....Auto |
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Abscate Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2018 3:47 am Post subject: Re: Awesome funnel for adding coolant and oil |
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The cap on my 1983 diesel fit perfectly into the license plate gap to hold it open. _________________ .ssS! |
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djkeev Samba Moderator
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Gnarlodious Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2022 7:03 pm Post subject: Re: Awesome funnel for adding coolant and oil |
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/313677338727 _________________ Vanagon ’83 diesel AAZ w/Giles injection, 5spd 4.57R&P+TBD and a '78 diesel Rabbit |
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Abscate Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2022 3:22 am Post subject: Re: Awesome funnel for adding coolant and oil |
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Funnels are also deductible business expenses if you have the TinMan role in Wizard of Oz _________________ .ssS! |
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