fuel door design flaw?

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Mar 16, 2012 | 12:07 AM

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sleeper

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Also true..

& I know we would have a party if gas prices hit $2. per gal..

Mar 16, 2012 | 06:37 AM

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db/sb

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What I do know is, I do not miss the tethered gas cap..It hangs on the wall, with other ones.

They do sell a tether kit at the auto parts stores. I put one on ours.

Mar 16, 2012 | 08:26 AM

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843de

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They do sell a tether kit at the auto parts stores. I put one on ours.

Where's the fun in that Stephen? I like the built in "Senility" check that comes with remembering that the gas cap is on the roof, if you hear it rolling off when you leave the gas station....there goes your gold star for the day.

Mar 16, 2012 | 02:07 PM

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toolbender

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All I know is the fuel fill door has never been what it once was since the designers stopped concealing it in the tail fin.

Mar 16, 2012 | 02:15 PM

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panelmoxie

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on my way to buy a locking cap

Mar 16, 2012 | 11:54 PM

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sleeper

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Originally Posted by db/sb

They do sell a tether kit at the auto parts stores. I put one on ours.

I don't need one.. I'm doing mental excersizes in remembering to take the cap off the roof, before I drive off.. LOL

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Originally Posted by toolbender

All I know is the fuel fill door has never been what it once was since the designers stopped concealing it in the tail fin.

Yes the 50's Caddys had it right, like the 1956, push the red reflector & the tail light popped up exposing the gas cap..

Mar 17, 2012 | 04:23 PM

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jay loukakis

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Originally Posted by sleeper

Also true..

& I know we would have a party if gas prices hit $2. per gal..

In 1948 when I bought my 32 Ford 3 window it had less than 5000 miles gas was $0.12 per gallon we could cash in coke bottles 2 cents each and get enough gas to go to the beach, oh for the good ole days.

Mar 15, 2013 | 08:14 PM

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manualtrans2.4

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Can flex fuel caps be replaced w/a locking one?

Mar 15, 2013 | 09:24 PM

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Blue Beast (aka Boydie)

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stolen fuel?

Hi.
I believe all autos today have a wire coil to prevent access to the siphon hose.

Boydie

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Originally Posted by toolbender

I was really surprised when I went to fuel the 09 for the first time and found there is no inside release, just a push on the door. With gas price$ what they are, I have a fear (founded or unfounded) of losing fuel to the siphon hose. Is there something in the design of the filler neck to prevent one from siphoning gas out of the filler opening?