Lockable fuel cap
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From: Ashland City, TN
Lockable fuel cap
Neighborhood is having some fuel stealing/siphoning trouble. Does Ford or any aftermarket manufacturer offer a locking gas cap? I know some are vented and some are not. What do I need?
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Got mine at Autozone for $20. Pretty sad, isn't it???? I have now been leaving the fuel door to my VW TDI open in hopes one of these jack*sses siphons and runs it in a gas motor. That should be good.
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I got mine because the price of gas is slowly creeping towards $4 a gallon. And the servide stations around me used to be pump first and then pay. Now its pay first before you can pump unless your using plastic. I purchased mine at Advance Auto for $26.
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I do not believe a siphon hose will go more than 1 foot into the filler neck. Almost every vehicle since the mib 90's has a ball in the neck so if the vehicle rolls over or tips the ball rolls slightly up the neck and seals gas from leaking out. Try and fish a siphon in there, if will not get to the fuel then don't bother. I can't get a siphon in my 96 Blazer I will have to try it on my 01 Expy Just trying to save you a few $
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Got the same awnser from Ford yesterday, since 96' federal regulations have required the rollover valve that inadvertantly prevents siphoning. Talk about a blind squirrel finding a nut on that one.Apparently if you mess with it enough, you can force a piece of 5/16 line in, but it gets compressed and without some kind of actual pump mechanisim it will not siphon.
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Originally Posted by DOCSpanky
Got the same awnser from Ford yesterday, since 96' federal regulations have required the rollover valve that inadvertantly prevents siphoning.
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A word of advice, keep it dry. Last year my key wouldn't enter the lock. I took it home and warmed it up and everything was fine. I ended up replacing it a short time later. With the rate I use gas, I just can't afford to not be able to fill it up in the dead of winter.
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