Locking fuel door or cap?
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Locking fuel door or cap?
With the price of diesel fuel and gas rising to record levels, my thoughts ran back to the seventies when we had the OPEC embargo. There were many reports of people driving off from the pumps and siphoning fuel out of parked vehicles. I have not seen a rash of reports about this happening again with the price spikes we currently have, but it got me thinking of how to protect our trucks from being targeted.
Is there an aftermarket fuel cap that locks or a kit to convert the door to a remote opening system? Anything to make it harder for some dishonest person to walk up and suck $100 of fuel out of the tank while we're at work, etc? The fill neck on my truck looks big enough to stick a garden hose down it......
Is there an aftermarket fuel cap that locks or a kit to convert the door to a remote opening system? Anything to make it harder for some dishonest person to walk up and suck $100 of fuel out of the tank while we're at work, etc? The fill neck on my truck looks big enough to stick a garden hose down it......
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From: Wheatland, Mo
Originally Posted by superduty4x4
My 99 PSD I just bought has a locking cap, if I remember tomorrow I'll look for a name brand on it.
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Has anyone tried to snake a piece of tubing down in the gas filler pipe of these trucks? I thought most new vehicles had an obstruction in the filler tube which prevented anyone from putting a hose or tube down the filler neck. It was not possible to put a hose down into the gastank through the filler neck on my 1984 F350. I assumed that this feature was maintained through the current models.
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Originally Posted by bneafus
Saw on the news tonight...The dirt bags are drilling a whole in the tank and draining it that way...Never fail to amaze me!!
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Originally Posted by bneafus
Saw on the news tonight...The dirt bags are drilling a whole in the tank and draining it that way...Never fail to amaze me!!
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From: Newport, WA
Originally Posted by BillyBob69
Please do. This thought came to mind as well and I was thinking about some sort of cabinet lock from the hardware store. But I didn't like the idea of the modding that would be needed.
and post up when I get home tonight.
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From: Wheatland, Mo
Originally Posted by superduty4x4
I'll write myself a note so I don't forget again and post up when I get home tonight.
and post up when I get home tonight.
Thanks!
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I've always had locking gas caps on every vehicle I've owned. I'm more concerned with what people are putting in than what they take out.
Several years ago I went down to Maryland to do some fishing on the susquehanna flats. At a Private boat launch there was a new F-150 sitting that was vandalized the night before. It was all scratched to hell with a rag in the gas tank someone tried to light and failed. A locking gas cap is a great idea for many reasons.
I have the Ford locking gas cap I got from the dealer for around $28 in 04'. I have since bought a spare gas cap from Wally World because they do wear out and you will have problems removing them.
At wal-mart I bought a Stant locking gas cap Part # 11502. I believe the Stant makes the Ford cap as they are practically identical. I think I paid $17 for it.
Keep the lock of the gas cap lubed well. One morning at 4:30am we had to fill my old mans SD up before we went fishing and the top of the gas cap broke off. Luckily the old man had a huge 18"+ channel locks in his toolbox to pry it off.
Several years ago I went down to Maryland to do some fishing on the susquehanna flats. At a Private boat launch there was a new F-150 sitting that was vandalized the night before. It was all scratched to hell with a rag in the gas tank someone tried to light and failed. A locking gas cap is a great idea for many reasons.
I have the Ford locking gas cap I got from the dealer for around $28 in 04'. I have since bought a spare gas cap from Wally World because they do wear out and you will have problems removing them.
At wal-mart I bought a Stant locking gas cap Part # 11502. I believe the Stant makes the Ford cap as they are practically identical. I think I paid $17 for it.
Keep the lock of the gas cap lubed well. One morning at 4:30am we had to fill my old mans SD up before we went fishing and the top of the gas cap broke off. Luckily the old man had a huge 18"+ channel locks in his toolbox to pry it off.
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Originally Posted by bneafus
Saw on the news tonight...The dirt bags are drilling a whole in the tank and draining it that way...Never fail to amaze me!!
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You can get Stant locking fuel caps at almost any autoparts stores or Walmart.
Or if you want to customize your truck you can add a locking door:
http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.as..._prod_ids=2944
Or if you want to customize your truck you can add a locking door:
http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.as..._prod_ids=2944
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I have had problems in the past with Stant caps. The venting caps have stopped venting, causing a vacuum in the fuel tank.
Not sure if the Super Duty has a venting cap, but if you use a Stant cap just listen for either a sucking sound or a pressure release when you remove the cap.
Not sure if the Super Duty has a venting cap, but if you use a Stant cap just listen for either a sucking sound or a pressure release when you remove the cap.
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Originally Posted by redford
I have had problems in the past with Stant caps. The venting caps have stopped venting, causing a vacuum in the fuel tank.
Not sure if the Super Duty has a venting cap, but if you use a Stant cap just listen for either a sucking sound or a pressure release when you remove the cap.
Not sure if the Super Duty has a venting cap, but if you use a Stant cap just listen for either a sucking sound or a pressure release when you remove the cap.