Locking gas cap?
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From: North of Toronto - Ontario
I've got one, it was on the car when I bought it. Back when it was the daily driver in the summer I was happy to have it, especially when the price of gas went crazy back then (I think it went up to something like .50/liter, that's like 2.50 / gal!
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Now days when it's spending it's days in a locked garage and only sneaks out for day cruises and a few local gatherings/shows, it's kind of a pain.
Wish I had a stock cap
Mooser
Oh, don't think it's a GM, key is marked Briggs and Straton, figure that one out
)Now days when it's spending it's days in a locked garage and only sneaks out for day cruises and a few local gatherings/shows, it's kind of a pain.
Wish I had a stock cap
Mooser
Oh, don't think it's a GM, key is marked Briggs and Straton, figure that one out
Racer
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I ended up getting a repro one for my 68 just because I'm paranoid after someone siphoned the tank of one of my cars years ago while it was parked down the road from work. As I've got a 68 I needed a vented cap but it seems to vent a lot more than the original.
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From: Scarborough Maine Fredericksburg VA
It is a GM cap that you would buy as an accessory, I don't believe it ever came stock on the car but it is a GM product.
GM part number 3994340
Something about having that large hole in the back that is so easy for anyone to drop anything in bothers me - that may have something to do with what this new engine is costing, let alone the fuel cost.
GM part number 3994340
Something about having that large hole in the back that is so easy for anyone to drop anything in bothers me - that may have something to do with what this new engine is costing, let alone the fuel cost.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Scarborough Maine Fredericksburg VA
It is a GM cap that you would buy as an accessory, I don't believe it ever came stock on the car but it is a GM product.
GM part number 3994340
Something about having that large hole in the back that is so easy for anyone to drop anything in bothers me - that may have something to do with what this new engine is costing, let alone the fuel cost.
All of the ones I have seen have keys from Briggs.
GM part number 3994340
Something about having that large hole in the back that is so easy for anyone to drop anything in bothers me - that may have something to do with what this new engine is costing, let alone the fuel cost.
All of the ones I have seen have keys from Briggs.
The original dealer supplied locking caps had the Briggs and Stratton keys.
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From: Livonia MI
Presently, don't have locking gas caps on my cars, but maybe not a bad idea, with the upword spiral in gas prices. Read articles, where guys are driving around in vans having holding tanks, with holes cut in the floor. They'll drive over gas station in ground storage tanks, and pump some out. Gotta give em' points for creativity on that one, but still thieves.
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From: Sydney NSW
I have a locking cap just as a precaution as I don't leave the car in too many places where it can be tampered with. Also price of petrol down under is reaching $1.50 a litre for standard (over $5 a gallon) so removing the temptation is always a good thing.
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Robert
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Robert
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I carry an aftermarket locking cap in the rear compartment.
If I'm going somewhere I may be away from the Vette(not likely) I'll stick it on.
Just a precaution and way to keep my original from being swiped
If I'm going somewhere I may be away from the Vette(not likely) I'll stick it on.
Just a precaution and way to keep my original from being swiped
Melting Slicks
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From: Peoria Arizona
Don't have one, but I wanted to replace the old cap so maybe now is the time.
Bad enough having gas stolen from you, try having your tank drained after a night of drag racing. CAM2 racing gas - likely it ended up in someone's pinto so they could get home.
Bad enough having gas stolen from you, try having your tank drained after a night of drag racing. CAM2 racing gas - likely it ended up in someone's pinto so they could get home.
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Mine is a baby Glock 33.
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From: Scarborough Maine Fredericksburg VA
My car came with GM locking gas cap but I took it off and put the original back on for show purposes. At a car show a friend caught a guy trying to pour a beaker of clear fluid into my gas tank. He had the door open and cap off when caught. I notified the cop at the show and he was escorted out. I put the locking cap back on. Found out later that it was grain alcohol.
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Yeah I dont think shooting someone over a few gallons of gas is going to look good in court.... Just sayin..... You can have the gas just dont scratch the car.