>During the first week I owned van I forgot the special key to the gap cap. >I was 200 mile from home. > >Luckily (by the Grace of God?) wiggling my ignition key in the gap cap lock >EVENTUALLY opened the cap. Phew!! After pumping the gas, I stuffed a rag >in the gas hole (NC solution) and pulled to a parking space at the gas >station, where I dis-assembled the cap lock, and removed all of the >tumblers from the lock. > >Now, I don't have to have a special key, in fact any key or similarly >shaped item will work. The cap looks the same and no one knows the >difference...except the 850 of you, and anyone around the world who reads >the archives. "Hey, I thought I filled up yesterday???" Hmmm. On my van, the ignition key opens the gas tank. This was also the case on my '90 westy. Which Vanagons have a special key? Coyote -- -- /\_/\ ____ Ron 'Coyote' Lussier ( ) \ _/__ Lenscraft coyote@lenscraft.com \ / \X / 229 8th Street Unit 4 1.415.241.0815 \_/ \/ San Francisco, CA 94103 |
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