lockable fuel caps oem

[barana]

gday, did mits produce lockable fuel caps from any year 79-88? im looking for an oem one from my van (been syphoned lately) here is mine

[Jordan1249]

i dont think they did but i went to my local autobarn and the guy there gave me one that fit basically perfect

[Sigmaproject]

My wagon has one, and I got another one from ebay just as a backup

[barana]

r they genuine mits/oem, Sigmaproject?

[geezer101]

You'll find that none of these cars ever came with a locking fuel cap, only a filler door lock (which was rubbish anyway...) A locking cap is a good idea but make sure you keep the spare key somewhere you can find it

[barana]

what about trayback l200's I wonder?

[Merv]

If you can't find a lockable filler maybe modify the tube that goes to the fuel tank a put a mesh grate on it so you can't stick a hose in there?

[geezer101]

If you can't find a lockable filler maybe modify the tube that goes to the fuel tank a put a mesh grate on it so you can't stick a hose in there?

There's a tapered 'spring' that you can force into the neck of the fuel filler - this was one method that was used to try and prevent fuel from being siphoned. Trying to put a metal gauze screen in there would pose a couple of problems I'd think.

[barana]

Was/is that a product that was/is purchas-able from a supercheap type place?

[barana]

and I wonder would it be easy to remove by somone siphoning?

[Merv]

Gas conversion?? Never seen some one syphone LPG :p

[geezer101]

Gas conversion?? Never seen some one syphone LPG :p

...Merv
There's also another advantage to having a locking cap on your fuel tank - it will stop idiots from tampering with your fuel too (or small kids putting the garden hose in it, filling it with sand and gravel or anything else they can get their hands on...)

[Narcotics]

Gas conversion?? Never seen some one syphone LPG :p

Well it just involves access to the tank an emptier tank & a female to female connection.

[barana]

If you can't find a lockable filler maybe modify the tube that goes to the fuel tank a put a mesh grate on it so you can't stick a hose in there?

There's a tapered 'spring' that you can force into the neck of the fuel filler - this was one method that was used to try and prevent fuel from being siphoned. Trying to put a metal gauze screen in there would pose a couple of problems I'd think.

Where do I get one of these gezer101 ?

[geezer101]

http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_kw=GA ... THIEF+COLD Good place to start research