Gas siphoning deterrents
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Gas siphoning deterrents
Information has come down my street that somebody has been seen siphoning gas in the wee hours of the night. I heard some car manufacturers install devices to deter siphoning. I was wandering if my 95 F-150 would have something like this or do I need to get a locking gas cap.
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05-21-2007, 11:58 AM
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05-21-2007, 12:01 PM
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Not sure about the anti-syphoning divice, but your comment reminds me of a good story.
A buddy of mine was having his 5 gallon gas can emptied by some unwanted individual. He kept the can in his barn for his old farmal tractor. It was the only gas tractor he owned and he didn't use it much, so he just bought gas for it 5 gallons at a time. After calling the police a number of times, he came up with a plan to catch them. He took the can and put 4 gallons of diesel fuel in it, then he topped it off with a gallon of gas to give it the gas smell. A few days later his can was emptied by the said unwanted individual. He called the police and they said there wasn't anything they could do without any eye witness to the event. However, later that day, he saw some neighborhood boys driving around a car that was smoking really bad and smelling like diesel smoke. That ended his problem, and probably the kids an engine.
A buddy of mine was having his 5 gallon gas can emptied by some unwanted individual. He kept the can in his barn for his old farmal tractor. It was the only gas tractor he owned and he didn't use it much, so he just bought gas for it 5 gallons at a time. After calling the police a number of times, he came up with a plan to catch them. He took the can and put 4 gallons of diesel fuel in it, then he topped it off with a gallon of gas to give it the gas smell. A few days later his can was emptied by the said unwanted individual. He called the police and they said there wasn't anything they could do without any eye witness to the event. However, later that day, he saw some neighborhood boys driving around a car that was smoking really bad and smelling like diesel smoke. That ended his problem, and probably the kids an engine.
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Have the short bed 4X4 with only the one tank. I like the idea though, I love it when you can get back at these lazy you no whats. I'll just go get a locking gas cap. I hate the idea of more keys to fumble with, but gas is to expensive these days even if its just a gallon or two.
By the way 92F150Flare. I like the name of the town your from. I own property at a place here in Missouri called Goose Creek Lake about 40 miles south of St. Louis
By the way 92F150Flare. I like the name of the town your from. I own property at a place here in Missouri called Goose Creek Lake about 40 miles south of St. Louis
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You could wire a normally-closed 12v momentary switch under the gas flap, run it to a toggle switch in the cab and then on to the horn and battery. If the fuel door is opened while the toggle switch is on, the horn will blow.
Just a crazy thought. Would cost about $3.00 at radio shack.
You could even get a toggle with a red LED on it so that (1) you can see if it's on or off at night and (2) it might look like an alarm system from outside.
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Just a crazy thought. Would cost about $3.00 at radio shack.
You could even get a toggle with a red LED on it so that (1) you can see if it's on or off at night and (2) it might look like an alarm system from outside.
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05-21-2007, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by CampSpringsJohn
Not sure about the anti-syphoning divice, but your comment reminds me of a good story.
A buddy of mine was having his 5 gallon gas can emptied by some unwanted individual. He kept the can in his barn for his old farmal tractor. It was the only gas tractor he owned and he didn't use it much, so he just bought gas for it 5 gallons at a time. After calling the police a number of times, he came up with a plan to catch them. He took the can and put 4 gallons of diesel fuel in it, then he topped it off with a gallon of gas to give it the gas smell. A few days later his can was emptied by the said unwanted individual. He called the police and they said there wasn't anything they could do without any eye witness to the event. However, later that day, he saw some neighborhood boys driving around a car that was smoking really bad and smelling like diesel smoke. That ended his problem, and probably the kids an engine.
A buddy of mine was having his 5 gallon gas can emptied by some unwanted individual. He kept the can in his barn for his old farmal tractor. It was the only gas tractor he owned and he didn't use it much, so he just bought gas for it 5 gallons at a time. After calling the police a number of times, he came up with a plan to catch them. He took the can and put 4 gallons of diesel fuel in it, then he topped it off with a gallon of gas to give it the gas smell. A few days later his can was emptied by the said unwanted individual. He called the police and they said there wasn't anything they could do without any eye witness to the event. However, later that day, he saw some neighborhood boys driving around a car that was smoking really bad and smelling like diesel smoke. That ended his problem, and probably the kids an engine.
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05-21-2007, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by wintremute
You could wire a normally-closed 12v momentary switch under the gas flap, run it to a toggle switch in the cab and then on to the horn and battery. If the fuel door is opened while the toggle switch is on, the horn will blow.
Just a crazy thought. Would cost about $3.00 at radio shack.
You could even get a toggle with a red LED on it so that (1) you can see if it's on or off at night and (2) it might look like an alarm system from outside.
>
Just a crazy thought. Would cost about $3.00 at radio shack.
You could even get a toggle with a red LED on it so that (1) you can see if it's on or off at night and (2) it might look like an alarm system from outside.
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I would pay a millon bucks to catch this looser in the act but even a very low voltage spark anywhere near gas fumes does not sound like a good idea to me. Besides, knowing me I will forget to flip the off switch when I re-fuel and scare the Cra% out of the lady the next stall over. So I think I will pass on that idea. I do like the idea of the blinking LED to look like I have an alarm system. I thought of that a while back just never done anyting about it.
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.....if you had a truck/vehicle to waste, that might be a very funny..I mean terrible way...to get rid of thge people that are doing this!
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05-21-2007, 04:17 PM
while you've got the spark and the gasoline there you could make some sort of sparking device to come out near the fenders like a flamethrower. i can see anything that would go wrong there.
honestly though, it would suck to lose gas, but until it's happened to me, even if it's happened to my neighbor i don't think i would worry about it until it happened to me
edit: like this, just out the side near the tank
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OzIcsDxUOJo
honestly though, it would suck to lose gas, but until it's happened to me, even if it's happened to my neighbor i don't think i would worry about it until it happened to me
edit: like this, just out the side near the tank
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OzIcsDxUOJo