Yes, it does look a little out of whack. But the good news is . . . I just went and bought a new gas cap - same kind as before - and it fits perfectly. I don't know why the other 2 we bought and tried didn't fit but this one does. It looks exactly like the one that was loosing fitting that I lost yesterday. The only difference is where I bought it from (the others were from Napa, this one is from Shucks/O'Rielly). So, I'll see what happens with the fill up in the next few days once I've ran the gas gauge down to the bare minimum. I'll let you all know what I figure out (or don't figure out, LOL as the case may be). Thanks for the thoughts, everyone, ~Annie
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 4:59 PM, Geo <ahwahneevw@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 7:32 PM, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Just speculating here and it's hard to tell from the photo, but if > previous > > owner had a locking cap and lost the key, the PO make have had to pry the > > cap off and this can ruin the filler opening so that no cap will ever fit > > or > > lock down correctly. > > > I agree -- I don't like the look of what I can (and can't) see of that > inner > lip which is what pulls the cap tight as you turn it. Looks like that lip > may be mooshed a bit? > > Geo > |
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