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Date:         Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:58:41 -0800
Reply-To:     David Vickery <david_vickery@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Vickery <david_vickery@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Non-locking gas cap
In-Reply-To:  <20110219213022.6CD6EA007D@locke.alientech.net>
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Thanks good to know. I'll grab one next time I visit a junkyard. I have the keyed one but it is a bit stiff to turn and I don't see the point in locking up $40 worth of gas anyway.

--- On Sat, 2/19/11, Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> wrote:

> From: Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> > Subject: Non-locking gas cap > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Saturday, February 19, 2011, 2:30 PM > FYI. The non-locking gas cap from > various VW Golf/Rabbit models, p/n > 172201551B, fits my '81 Vanagon just fine. I suspect it > will work with > later years, too. So, if you misplace your gas cap, or want > a > non-locking one, that's something to look for. They're > still seem to be > available from various places, unlike the original > non-locking Vanagon > one. > > I discovered this while picking up some bargains at > rockauto.com. They > had a Stant 11808 "fuel pump cap" listed on "wholesaler > closeout" for > $3.41. I figured that might be a weird description for a > gas cap, and I > was right. The Stant cap was actually the VW OEM one > mentioned above, > in Stant packaging. Stant probably made them for VW (marked > Made in the > USA!), because the Westmoreland plant was making Rabbits at > the time. > > It looks like they still have at least 1, if you do a part > number > search for 11808. Down to $3.39 now. >


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