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With the price of gas and the size of the gas tank on my newly purchased 2000 F150, I would like to install a REMOTE FUEL DOOR on my truck.
Can anyone tell me where to get a REMOTE FUEL DOOR?
Can anyone tell me where to get a REMOTE FUEL DOOR?
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You might be able to rig one up from a Mustang, Taurus, or a Sable. You will probably have to modify your fuel door to accept the release pin and hold the door shut.
I thought that most newer vehicles were designed so that you couldn't siphon gas out of them anymore.
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I thought that most newer vehicles were designed so that you couldn't siphon gas out of them anymore.
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Thanks for the replies Ixman1 & Racerguy. At first I thought about a locking cap, and later I noticed the Fuel Door indicator on my instrument panel. I am also in favor of not adding to my key ring. Naively I thought there must be door locking kits for trucks that didn't come with them. I have not checked with FOMOCO, suspecting the price value ratio would be outrageous. So… I guess I’ll try to stick a hose in the tank, and /or check out the Taurus fuel doors.
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Fuel door icon?
I believe thats the indicator to tell you when your fuel cap is loose. Typically, the OBD II system (engine control/emissions), will do a leakage test of the fuel vapor system. If it finds a leak it would set the CHECK ENGINE light. Now I believe there are certain conditions it will indicate the cap is loose.
This is a hunch, I just saw this icon the other day and thought it was neat/about time.
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I believe thats the indicator to tell you when your fuel cap is loose. Typically, the OBD II system (engine control/emissions), will do a leakage test of the fuel vapor system. If it finds a leak it would set the CHECK ENGINE light. Now I believe there are certain conditions it will indicate the cap is loose.
This is a hunch, I just saw this icon the other day and thought it was neat/about time.
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HAHAHAHA
First thing I noticed about my new 2003 F150 is how easy it would be for someone to put sugar or whatever in the tank. If anyone knows where to buy a locking gas cap, I would appreciate the info.
Perhaps I should just get out my credit card and call my local Ford dealer, assuming Ford sells such a cap. And if so why doesn't the F150 come standard with either a locking remote fuel door or a locking gas cap.
On the siphon thing. I expect that there is a trap latch inside the fuel filler tube to prevent siphioning. A year ago, I got tired of driving to the gas station to buy fuel for my lawn mower. Sooo, I bought one of those $1.98 siphion kits. I put the hose into the 1994 Mazda and the 1989 Toyota but no go, the hose did not get to the tank. I expect the same on the F150.
First thing I noticed about my new 2003 F150 is how easy it would be for someone to put sugar or whatever in the tank. If anyone knows where to buy a locking gas cap, I would appreciate the info.
Perhaps I should just get out my credit card and call my local Ford dealer, assuming Ford sells such a cap. And if so why doesn't the F150 come standard with either a locking remote fuel door or a locking gas cap.
On the siphon thing. I expect that there is a trap latch inside the fuel filler tube to prevent siphioning. A year ago, I got tired of driving to the gas station to buy fuel for my lawn mower. Sooo, I bought one of those $1.98 siphion kits. I put the hose into the 1994 Mazda and the 1989 Toyota but no go, the hose did not get to the tank. I expect the same on the F150.
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Or a BOTTLE OF COKE!
On more than one occasion I've had to wash fuel rails and fuel injectors in hot water to dissolve coke that was poured down the tube.
A remote fuel door would be nice, but I guess they just don't think of these things.
I added one on a Grand Prix I owned, the 1989 model had it, the '90 didn't so I adapted it from the '89 to the'90
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On more than one occasion I've had to wash fuel rails and fuel injectors in hot water to dissolve coke that was poured down the tube.
A remote fuel door would be nice, but I guess they just don't think of these things.
I added one on a Grand Prix I owned, the 1989 model had it, the '90 didn't so I adapted it from the '89 to the'90
Chris
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