gas cap hanger??
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 58
Likes: 0
gas cap hanger??
I've got a weird question for you guys. Is there supposed to be someplace to hang the gas cap (say....on the filler door) while you're filling the tank? I've just been dangling mine while filling. I'm sort of picky about this kind of crap. It just seems kind of silly to just let it hang down like that.
Elder User
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 909
Likes: 0
I don't think it came with a hanger or anything. At least my 2000 X didn't. Maybe a little JBweld could fix that though... or maybe even some really strong velcro 
.
I got a locking gas cap for my X, so it doesn't have a little keeper cord at all anymore. I just put it on the bumper when I fill up. My reasoning was, with gas prices the way they are, gas theft is a real possibility, and with a 44 gal tank, the X is a tempting target... a $20 locking gas cap is cheap insurance... If it deters one potential gas thief, its more than paid for itself. But thats just my $.02
Isaac
.I got a locking gas cap for my X, so it doesn't have a little keeper cord at all anymore. I just put it on the bumper when I fill up. My reasoning was, with gas prices the way they are, gas theft is a real possibility, and with a 44 gal tank, the X is a tempting target... a $20 locking gas cap is cheap insurance... If it deters one potential gas thief, its more than paid for itself. But thats just my $.02
Isaac
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 58
Likes: 0
You bring up an interesting point. Mine still has the little plasic cord that holds it on, but a locking cap may not be a bad idea. All I need is for someone to follow me home after an $80 fill-up and suck all that money out of my tank. 
Got Diesel?
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 4,345
Likes: 21
Originally Posted by big eddie
You bring up an interesting point. Mine still has the little plasic cord that holds it on, but a locking cap may not be a bad idea. All I need is for someone to follow me home after an $80 fill-up and suck all that money out of my tank.
I have a 44 gallon diesel... and it really hurts with each fill-up when I buy around 30 - 35 gallons at $2.39 - 2.69/gallon for diesel!!!!
Senior User
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 209
Likes: 0
From: Cocoa, FL
Griot's Garage sells a great rubber "bib" that hangs around the filler neck and folds out and down when you need to refuel. The tethered cap hangs down and against the bib. also prevents drips of fuel from getting on the paint. Something like $20.
New User
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 9
Likes: 0
A quick and easy fix to this problem is simply put a 50 cents clip on the inside of the door cover and hang the cap on it as you fill up.I would post a pic but I'm unable to.....
Trending Topics
Senior User
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 405
Likes: 0
From: Bremerton, Wa.
Personally,from previous experience,I would NEVER again put a locking anything on my gas tank....I would put one of those little spring thingies in the filler neck and that'll at least slow them down a bit..During the last gas shortage(?)in the late 70's, I had someone steal gas from my tank by just punching holes with an ice pick in the bottom of the gas tank of my Landcruiser and filling buckets and when they were filled the rest in the tank ran out on the ground.I don't remember exactly what the cost of that tank replacement was but it was one heck of a lot more than the locking gas cap I had put on...
Last edited by bigdog55; Dec 24, 2006 at 07:01 PM. Reason: left somethng out
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalytic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
Elder User
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 909
Likes: 0
I hadn't thought about that... Don't the excursions have a gas tank skid plate-like protection plate though? But yeah, I guess there's no perfect way to protect a truck or its gas... if somebody wants anything bad enough, they can get it 
Isaac
Isaac
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 58
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by Beachbumcook
Eighty dollar fill-up... that's cheap.... or you must be speaking of a gasser motor??
I have a 44 gallon diesel... and it really hurts with each fill-up when I buy around 30 - 35 gallons at $2.39 - 2.69/gallon for diesel!!!!
I have a 44 gallon diesel... and it really hurts with each fill-up when I buy around 30 - 35 gallons at $2.39 - 2.69/gallon for diesel!!!!
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 58
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by Sledrider
A quick and easy fix to this problem is simply put a 50 cents clip on the inside of the door cover and hang the cap on it as you fill up.I would post a pic but I'm unable to.....
The bib isn't a bad idea either. I hate the cap just dangling down against the paint. Plus protection from an over zealous fuel pump would be a good thing.
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 58
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by wreakhavoc
My Corvette has a built on holder for the gas cap on the inside of the fuel door. After seeing that I always wondered why all vehicles didn't have it.