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12-06-2002, 03:29 PM
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Member since 2000
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Mountain View Ca / Mexico
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Gas tank Locking Caps
anyone know how to take it off without the key??? safely without being blown away? thanks
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12-06-2002, 03:35 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Crittenden, KY
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lol, without being blown away huh? Well personally I would try a knife or screwdriver if the lock is cheap enough. I know my stepdad lost the key to his Sporty and used a knife to start it. Or if you are skilled enough and have the equipment, pick the lock.
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12-06-2002, 03:38 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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I have done it, but I ruined the tank.
 So, what ever you do, DON'T get a huge pair of chanel lock pliers and just pry it ogg. (this was when I first bought the GMC and wanted to get it home)_ |
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12-06-2002, 03:53 PM
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Spank 'em if you got 'em!
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Kansas City
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If you have a good quality locking cap (like the all metal ones with the red warning label on the front) and you can't pick the lock, find someone who can. It will be cheaper to pay a lock smith than to tear up the fill hole and visit a bone yard to get a new part. I was able to pick the lock on my old one, but it was a cheap piece of cr@p plastic one. Good Luck!
By the way, no cigars while your working on it.
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12-06-2002, 07:01 PM
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Member since 2000
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Mountain View Ca / Mexico
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thanks
i jabbed a flat head in the key hole and made that sob open up.
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12-06-2002, 11:39 PM
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Transcendental Trucker
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Rockaway Beach, OR
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Hehe, I did exactly what longhornmail says not to do.. got a big pair of vice grips and pried it off. Worked great.
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