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    From vjp2.at@vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com to rec.autos.tech on Mon Oct 16 03:19:42 2023
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    I seem to only get it to open like once every ten tries. You are supposed to turn right until in rotates loosely (which is locked, ie unengaged) then turn key left until it engages, some kind of snap, then push hard to unscrew cap. THe last step is hit and miss. Several attendants said it is "counterintuitive". ANyone know what I am doing wrong?
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  • From =?UTF-8?B?8J+YjiBNaWdodHkgV2FubmFiZSDinIU=?=@@. to rec.autos.tech on Mon Oct 16 01:43:37 2023
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    On 10/15/2023 11:19 PM, vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
    I seem to only get it to open like once every ten tries. You are supposed
    to turn right until in rotates loosely (which is locked, ie unengaged) then turn key left until it engages, some kind of snap, then push hard to unscrew cap. THe last step is hit and miss. Several attendants said it is "counterintuitive". ANyone know what I am doing wrong?



    Please see if you can figure it out from the video:

    https://www.amazon.ca/gp/customer-reviews/R1X6GOLHPNKXVY?ASIN=B000C2WF9A




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  • From vjp2.at@vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com to rec.autos.tech on Thu Nov 2 00:12:36 2023
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    Thanks. Manufacturer,Gates, emailed me back and said the clockwaise should be 180 degrees then counterclockwise. Works like a charm and I feel so stupid it dodn't before. Kudos to Gates.
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