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| Author: | Srytrucker [ Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Ideas about locking Fuel Cap |
I have been thinking about getting a lockable fuel cap so i went to local NAPA / Autozone they did not have anything in Green / Yellow Diesel color and checking online (http://www.amazon.com) found too many options just wondering what size will fit our Libby? thanks. |
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| Author: | Billwill [ Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ideas about locking Fuel Cap |
Srytrucker wrote: I have been thinking about getting a lockable fuel cap so i went to local NAPA / Autozone they did not have anything in Green Diesel color and checking online on Amazon i found too many options just wondering what size will fit our Libby? thanks. My 2002 Export CRD came standard with a black locking cap which uses the ignition key. Can't help you regarding Amazon.  Much higher crime rate here 
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| Author: | CIMARRON13 [ Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ideas about locking Fuel Cap |
I went through three locking caps on my wrangler. Finally went to a normal one after numerous 10 minute fights to get it off at the pump. In my experience I would not recommend the OEM one if its an option. |
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| Author: | kjjet [ Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ideas about locking Fuel Cap |
I have a black locking cap on mine. It was there when i purchaced it. I saw yellow Diesel locking caps at the parts store yesterday. |
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| Author: | Dennis MacGyver [ Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ideas about locking Fuel Cap |
I bought a green locking diesel cap off of eBay for about $12. Drilled a small hole on the end of it's turn handle to put the leash on it,works fine. |
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| Author: | Srytrucker [ Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ideas about locking Fuel Cap |
Dennis MacGyver wrote: I bought a green locking diesel cap off of eBay for about $12. Drilled a small hole on the end of it's turn handle to put the leash on it,works fine. How did you find the right size ? Or was it just generic one size fits all.... |
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| Author: | Dennis MacGyver [ Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ideas about locking Fuel Cap |
Srytrucker wrote: Dennis MacGyver wrote: I bought a green locking diesel cap off of eBay for about $12. Drilled a small hole on the end of it's turn handle to put the leash on it,works fine. How did you find the right size ? Or was it just generic one size fits all.... Couldn't find one now on eBay, but here's an Amazon lead http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss? ... el+locking |
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| Author: | Turbo Tim [ Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ideas about locking Fuel Cap |
Why would you want a locking fuel cap? There is a "Roll Over Valve" where fill hose attaches to the tank. There is no possible way anyone can or could snake a hose through there to steal fuel. The valve openings have a fine mesh across it. Even if you could drive a steel rod through the mesh, you would still have to drill through the check valve. For a thief it would be far easier to just punch a hole in the bottom of the plastic tank...... |
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| Author: | JeepMorrison [ Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ideas about locking Fuel Cap |
To keep sugar, or in my case salt, from getting into your tank, stupid kids. Sent from my Home Phone using Tapatalk 2 |
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| Author: | 4x4kingx889 [ Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ideas about locking Fuel Cap |
I really don't like the "plastic locking fuel cap's" they tend to be in the way and can be ripped off with channel lock's if some one want's to get it off. On my old Tj wrangler I bought a metal door with a lock the only way you could open that is with the security bit torx driver now If we were to put one on our kj's we would have to drill in to the body to mount it and if you did not like it you would be stuck with hole's in your jeep here's a link if no ons know's what I am talking about http://compare.ebay.com/like/1307377818 ... s&var=sbar |
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