I live right near Oregon, where it's a law that your gas must be added only by the station attendant. So, explaining or showing how to close the gas cap became kinda tedious, given that many station attendants are a bit mechanically challenged, or perhaps they aren't really concentrating (for minimum wage, who does?) My fix was to use a black zip tie, drilled into the gas cap's rim and through the body work. Then I took one of those parts marking paint pens..(handy little gadgets) and made some arrows on the cap and on the body work..When the attendant gets the key, he/she inserts it and sees the surmarks, or arrows lined up, and usually has no problem remembering how to duplicate that alignment when closing the cap. The wire tie keeps the cap and key attached to the van at all times..No more "left on the pump" gas caps. Be very careful when you make a hole for the zip tie. Gas fumes do explode with a spark.. Don Hanson |
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