I used a Poulan weed blower gas cap. FYI. Michael in San Antonio 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' 73 Beetle
On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 9:49 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Michael Sullivan > <sandwichhead@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is not my design and I don't know whose it is, but since it was > posted > > on the web, just wanna say thanks to the designer. Worked for me and > each > > and every part can be picked up at Lowe's in under 15 minutes under the > > exact part numbers listed. Google docs link. > > > http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B6d59lFnMiHVNTc5YzVlOTktOTM4NC00NjA5LWFmM2QtNTRiNDk0ZGY4ZjM0&hl=en > > Michael in San Antonio > > 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' > > 73 Beetle > > > > > I too built mine with the all metal tire valve. Re: holding valve in > place for assembly. In hindsight, I bet that if the valve had a piece > of stiff wire wrapped around it, one might fish it into the hole. I > barely got my fingers in to hold valve in place. > > I used RTV sealant instead of O rings. Works fine. > > Anyone confirmed if the "Help" GM MC cap actually fits? (as per the > BMW write up) > > Neil. > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines > |
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