Re: OT: Locking Gas Caps


On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:22:15 -0400, Spehro Pefhany
<speffSNIP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:55:47 -0700, D from BC
<myrealaddress@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I heard on the radio that some places are sold out on locking gas
caps.
I suppose due to the rise of gas theft.

I mentioned locking gas caps to a mechanic.
To my surprise, he said that most vehicles don't need a locking gas
cap due to the presence of a check ball that makes siphoning very
difficult.

True??
If so, people could be just wasting their money on locking gas caps.

In addition, he said that if the gas tank needs to be drained for
service work, it's done from underneath the vehicle.

Later on, I wish I asked if thefts can unbolt the gas tank and run off
with it!


D from BC
British Columbia
Canada

Don't most cars made in the last 20 years have filler doors that lock
automatically when you lock the car?

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

They're trivial to pry open, they're just simple *** metal.

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