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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Trucks / August 2005

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J - 25 Aug 2005 22:29 GMT
Do they make locking gas caps for 1st gen Durangos since the cap is tethered
to the inside?
Dale Yonz - 25 Aug 2005 23:22 GMT
On 8/25/05 3:29 PM, in article yKqPe.4295$IG2.2419@trndny01, "J" <J@J.com>
wrote:

> Do they make locking gas caps for 1st gen Durangos since the cap is tethered
> to the inside?

Check with dodge parts, they should have one. Make sure its a mopar part, if
its not Dodge will not warranty it if it should start rusting :))))
Dale
Gene (Ya fooking idiot!) - 26 Aug 2005 00:13 GMT
>On 8/25/05 3:29 PM, in article yKqPe.4295$IG2.2419@trndny01, "J" <J@J.com>
>wrote:
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>its not Dodge will not warranty it if it should start rusting :))))
>Dale

 Good point...Something someone failed to mentioned when I asked this
question a few weeks ago....But no problem..Anyone who wants to try
and steal 2-4 gallons of gas from my Durango is really desperate..:)
Trey - 26 Aug 2005 01:06 GMT
>>On 8/25/05 3:29 PM, in article yKqPe.4295$IG2.2419@trndny01, "J" <J@J.com>
>>wrote:
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> question a few weeks ago....But no problem..Anyone who wants to try
> and steal 2-4 gallons of gas from my Durango is really desperate..:)

Thats why I make sure and only have 1-2 gallons in the tank! ;-)

I am thinking about getting a locking cap for my Dak too... my truck is
parked most the time so anyone could help them selves... at almost $3/gal, I
would rather not distribute it for free.
J - 26 Aug 2005 01:12 GMT
You only keep 1-2 gallons in it?  Don't you drive the truck anywhere?

>>>On 8/25/05 3:29 PM, in article yKqPe.4295$IG2.2419@trndny01, "J"
>>><J@J.com>
[quoted text clipped - 18 lines]
> parked most the time so anyone could help them selves... at almost $3/gal,
> I would rather not distribute it for free.
Trey - 26 Aug 2005 08:21 GMT
> You only keep 1-2 gallons in it?  Don't you drive the truck anywhere?

Nah, I usually keep it in about the half tank area... I fill it about once a
month... Its my weekend vehicle... I commute on my motorcycle.
xmirage2kx - 26 Aug 2005 22:38 GMT
"" wrote:
> You only keep 1-2 gallons in it?  Don't you drive the truck
> anywhere?
[quoted text clipped - 31 lines]
> almost $3/gal,
> > I would rather not distribute it for free.

any locking gas cap can be removed with a flathead screwdriver. anyone
who wants your gas will still take it.
Trey - 26 Aug 2005 23:51 GMT
> "" wrote:
> > You only keep 1-2 gallons in it?  Don't you drive the truck
[quoted text clipped - 35 lines]
> any locking gas cap can be removed with a flathead screwdriver. anyone
> who wants your gas will still take it.

Any sharp hardened tip can drop a tempered window. Anyone who wants your car
will still take it.

Its not the "thief" that Im protecting against. They will get what ever they
want. Its simply to reduce the temptation... Plus, with a locking cap pried
off. Its harder to explain "yeah, my buddy said I could take a few gallons
from his truck"
J - 26 Aug 2005 01:09 GMT
I read an article today online that some manufactures, Chrysler being
mentioned, put baffles or valves in the gas filler pipe to deter people from
siphoning off gas.  Anyone know if the Durangos have this in them?

>>On 8/25/05 3:29 PM, in article yKqPe.4295$IG2.2419@trndny01, "J" <J@J.com>
>>wrote:
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> question a few weeks ago....But no problem..Anyone who wants to try
> and steal 2-4 gallons of gas from my Durango is really desperate..:)
High Sierra - 26 Aug 2005 14:49 GMT
> I read an article today online that some manufactures, Chrysler being
> mentioned, put baffles or valves in the gas filler pipe to deter people from
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
>>question a few weeks ago....But no problem..Anyone who wants to try
>>and steal 2-4 gallons of gas from my Durango is really desperate..:)

Around here (New Brunswick, Canada) they (crooks) have a new trick. They drill
your tank and drain your gas out.

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J - 26 Aug 2005 19:11 GMT
Well I suppose if those jerks are going to go to that much trouble to steal
gas, there's not much that can be done.

> Around here (New Brunswick, Canada) they (crooks) have a new trick. They
> drill your tank and drain your gas out.
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Gene (Ya fooking idiot!) - 27 Aug 2005 02:45 GMT
>Around here (New Brunswick, Canada) they (crooks) have a new trick. They drill
>your tank and drain your gas out.

 Unless they use a brass drill bit, we'll be hearing about some
thieves who get "fried" :)

 Or has that already been happening?
J - 27 Aug 2005 03:07 GMT
LMAO!!!!  I'd love to see some F'in moron get fried just for stealing a
little gas.  It'd serve them right for being so completely idiotic.  Of
course I'd feel bad for the owner of the vehicle for losing it due to fire.

>>Around here (New Brunswick, Canada) they (crooks) have a new trick. They
>>drill
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>
>  Or has that already been happening?
Tom Lawrence - 27 Aug 2005 03:20 GMT
>  Unless they use a brass drill bit, we'll be hearing about some
> thieves who get "fried" :)

Andd when's the last time you saw a metal fuel tank on a pickup truck?
Gene (Ya fooking idiot!) - 27 Aug 2005 14:00 GMT
>>  Unless they use a brass drill bit, we'll be hearing about some
>> thieves who get "fried" :)
>
>Andd when's the last time you saw a metal fuel tank on a pickup truck?

 Since I haven't worked on them in a couple of decades, that would
tend to tell you something??

 Of course, I'm sure you'd be more then happy to disbuse the
information of how they are now all made of something else?
Roy - 27 Aug 2005 15:29 GMT
>>>  Unless they use a brass drill bit, we'll be hearing about some
>>> thieves who get "fried" :)
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>  Since I haven't worked on them in a couple of decades, that would
> tend to tell you something??

Yup, that your input is dated.

>  Of course, I'm sure you'd be more then happy to disbuse the
> information of how they are now all made of something else?

Nah, hopefully he will leave you in the dark.
Steve W. - 28 Aug 2005 13:30 GMT
Don't look under Chevies or Fords because they are steel tanks. GM just
uses a plastic cover over them. Most SUVs are steel tanks as well.

> >>  Unless they use a brass drill bit, we'll be hearing about some
> >> thieves who get "fried" :)
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>   Of course, I'm sure you'd be more then happy to disbuse the
> information of how they are now all made of something else?
xmirage2kx - 28 Aug 2005 21:39 GMT
"" wrote:
> >  Unless they use a brass drill bit, we'll be hearing about
> some
> > thieves who get "fried" :)
>
> Andd when's the last time you saw a metal fuel tank on a
> pickup truck?

no prying needed. Takes less time then using the key more often then
not. but the tether will come off with a screw and it should be easy
enough to attach it to a new cap if you cant find one. also you might
try looking for tethered caps that just fit the same, shouldnt have to
be dodge OEM.
 
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