Gas Cap
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ORIGINAL: dodgestang
Fixed it for you.
ORIGINAL: Soaring
I lived on Terceria island which is a part of the Azores and islands which belong to Portugal. As with any European country, gas prices are ridiculous and gas is a very desireable comodity. I had my truck robbed of gas about 4 times before I got fed up with it. A locking gas cap will do you no good.. Those cheap bastards can be taken off in a New York minute. What you need is an alarm system. I ordered an alarm system from Whitney and installed it. If the gas cap is taken off the entire vehicle explodes.
I lived on Terceria island which is a part of the Azores and islands which belong to Portugal. As with any European country, gas prices are ridiculous and gas is a very desireable comodity. I had my truck robbed of gas about 4 times before I got fed up with it. A locking gas cap will do you no good.. Those cheap bastards can be taken off in a New York minute. What you need is an alarm system. I ordered an alarm system from Whitney and installed it. If the gas cap is taken off the entire vehicle explodes.
That'll singe a hair or two.
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Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Near Cape Cod, Mass.
RE: Gas Cap
Most here are too young to remember it, but back in the early 70's they had gas rationing and then people were siphoning gas. You were allowed just $2 per car at most stations.
They began selling anti-siphoning devices and if if I remember right (and at my age it's not easy to remember), they were shaped like a sugar ice-cream cone and had a metal piece inside that looked like a stretched-out Slinky.
They began selling anti-siphoning devices and if if I remember right (and at my age it's not easy to remember), they were shaped like a sugar ice-cream cone and had a metal piece inside that looked like a stretched-out Slinky.
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Joined: Dec 2005
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From: DFW
RE: Gas Cap
ORIGINAL: paddy187
I have lived with high gas prices and never had my tank tampered. With my first car I had a manufacture locking gas cap andI lived in a rough area that car broken into around 10 times in 3 months (I moved then)and then most car have a lock on the door activated by the central locking. I suppose as the stang is rare on the street for long that doesn't give thieves a look in. Even whenI lived in London never heard of it happening again I lived in a rough area (highest murder rate in the UK about 25 a year so like a small Midwest town in the US). I just wonder what is the mentality difference in the people in the US and UK the only thing i can put it down to is people in the rough areas are less likely to own a car and normally if people do steal petrol it is drive off station forecourts.
I have lived with high gas prices and never had my tank tampered. With my first car I had a manufacture locking gas cap andI lived in a rough area that car broken into around 10 times in 3 months (I moved then)and then most car have a lock on the door activated by the central locking. I suppose as the stang is rare on the street for long that doesn't give thieves a look in. Even whenI lived in London never heard of it happening again I lived in a rough area (highest murder rate in the UK about 25 a year so like a small Midwest town in the US). I just wonder what is the mentality difference in the people in the US and UK the only thing i can put it down to is people in the rough areas are less likely to own a car and normally if people do steal petrol it is drive off station forecourts.
ORIGINAL: gothand
True, but they better grab aSnickers bar ... because they're going to be "not going anywhere for awhile" as it trickles out.
ORIGINAL: Soaring
All a thief would have to do is cut the rubber hose that connects the sending unit to the hard line. No need to siphon or take the cap off.
All a thief would have to do is cut the rubber hose that connects the sending unit to the hard line. No need to siphon or take the cap off.
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 940
From: CT
RE: Gas Cap
ORIGINAL: MustangPammie
Most here are too young to remember it, but back in the early 70's they had gas rationing and then people were siphoning gas. You were allowed just $2 per car at most stations.
They began selling anti-siphoning devices and if if I remember right (and at my age it's not easy to remember), they were shaped like a sugar ice-cream cone and had a metal piece inside that looked like a stretched-out Slinky.
Most here are too young to remember it, but back in the early 70's they had gas rationing and then people were siphoning gas. You were allowed just $2 per car at most stations.
They began selling anti-siphoning devices and if if I remember right (and at my age it's not easy to remember), they were shaped like a sugar ice-cream cone and had a metal piece inside that looked like a stretched-out Slinky.
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Joined: May 2007
Posts: 57
RE: Gas Cap
Here's a picture of the gas cap lock on mustangsplus.com
http://www.mustangsplus.com/Merchant..._Code=gas_caps
http://www.mustangsplus.com/Merchant..._Code=gas_caps
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