Date:         Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:50:51 -0700
Reply-To:     B <oddstray@ODDSTRAY.COM>
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From:         B <oddstray@ODDSTRAY.COM>
Subject:      Re: Alternative to locking gas cap?
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Yeah.  That works well.

Unless there are two of you, and each of you has an ignition key.  Ask
us how we know.  :-(

(We have since agreed that on the road we use one key between us, and
the other key stays in whoever's pocket the key belongs to.)

B&S
'87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
SoCal

On Aug 15, 2009, at 12:01 AM, Bob Stevens wrote:

> .... my gas cap key IS my ignition key. I've tried but the key won't
> fit
> into the ignition while it's in the gas cap .... and the gas cap
> won't go
> back onto the filler spout unless the key is in it, and then locked to
> remove the key. All very well, and SIMPLY thought out by "them".
> bob
>
> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 12:06 PM, Allan Streib
> <streib@cs.indiana.edu>wrote:
>
>> I keep my gas cap key on the same ring as the ignition key, then I
>> don't
>> leave the cap behind by mistake.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:53 -0400, "Matt Sutton" <msutts@EARTHLINK.NET>
>> wrote:
>>> Hi Folks,
>>>
>>> Somehow, I managed to lose my gas cap. Is there an aftermarket
>>> alternative?
>>> I'd actually prefer to have a non-locking one; the idea of losing
>>> a gas
>>> cap
>>> key and not being able to fill up is too annoying to contemplate.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Matt Sutton
>>> 88 GL
>>> Brooklyn NY
>>