Story sounds a lot like mine on my '80. Finially parted company with original on Navajo Reservation in Arizona. Solution was the same - bought a locking one so the key stays with the cap and can't drive off without it. Now with the '84 and original cap I put the keys in the cap as soon as I take it off. So far I haven't left without it (yet). Peace - donna '84 Westy (Pepe) Richard A. Jones wrote: > It's not Friday, but just go to the highrise Holiday Inn in > Emeryville, California--to the Chevron station there and ask > for the gas cap that I left there a year ago. > > I made it from January '82 to May '99 with the stock gas > cap. I had left it in Colorado Springs for 2 days and > Fruita, Colorado for 5, but always managed to pick it back > up. But, well, I wasn't going back to Emeryville when I > discovered it in the Sierras. Bought a locking one in > Reno. Can't drive off without it since the key is with > the ingnition key.... > > Richard A. Jones > Boulder, Colorado > '81 Vanagon Mr Bus |
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