Locking gas cap ?

acudanut · Unread post by **acudanut** » October 31st, 2018, 9:57 am

I sure would give me peace of mind knowing that my jeep can't be sabotaged. Someone should make these. (2 cents)

m75 · Unread post by **m75** » October 31st, 2018, 10:38 am

I remember an in-service modification where a hole was drilled into the rolled rim of the gas tank spout, and a matching tab was added to the cap. Result was a pair of aligned holes for using a padlock to secure the gas cap in place.

muttguru · Unread post by **muttguru** » October 31st, 2018, 4:55 pm

acudanut wrote:I sure would give me peace of mind knowing that my jeep can't be sabotaged. Someone should make these. (2 cents)

There was a USMC instruction on how to install a swivelling bar with a padlock at one end....this prevented the cap from being removed without the padlock key. Marines Instruction MI 11245-25-4A dated 11-Feb-1977.

Here's a picture of a similar device as well as the version JIM has mentioned already.

According to the MI, it's around 30 minutes work to make.

ken

Unread post by **rickf** » October 31st, 2018, 8:38 pm

muttguru wrote:
acudanut wrote:I sure would give me peace of mind knowing that my jeep can't be sabotaged. Someone should make these. (2 cents)

Here's a picture of a similar device as well as the version Rick has mentioned already.

ken

Lets give credit where it is due, that was Jim, not Rick.

DevilDog7090 · Unread post by **DevilDog7090** » October 31st, 2018, 8:59 pm

My gas cap does not have a lock on it. But, what concerns me is that it is real loose. Turns so easy and feels loose. Does your cap close tight or is it loose so it can vent?

Unread post by **rickf** » October 31st, 2018, 9:11 pm

They should be snug, your gasket has dried out or is missing. Jim Hybicki used to have some he made that were ethanol resistant so they would not swell up like a marshmallow like the real rubber ones do.

Surveyor · Unread post by **Surveyor** » October 31st, 2018, 11:57 pm

From my repository of pics I have collected...

muttguru · Unread post by **muttguru** » November 1st, 2018, 5:22 am

rickf wrote: Here's a picture of a similar device as well as the version Rick has mentioned already.
ken

Lets give credit where it is due, that was Jim, not Rick.

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Oops.... sorry 'bout that. That's me off of Jim's Christmas card list. Now corrected.

Ken

muttguru · Unread post by **muttguru** » November 1st, 2018, 5:29 am

Here's another pic of the USMC version with slightly different swivel attachment. Pic courtesy of Mark R.

I think Acudanut should be spoiled for choice by now......

acudanut · Unread post by **acudanut** » November 1st, 2018, 11:06 am

That is what I am going to do !!

DevilDog7090 · Unread post by **DevilDog7090** » November 3rd, 2018, 9:59 am

Here are the specifics: http://www.g838.org/public_html/wiki/do ... ing_device

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