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| Author: | Tom567 [ Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Locking Fuel Caps |
With the increasing cost of Diesel fuel, has anyone experimented with any new designs for locking caps on fuel tanks? Has anything been used in the past? Engines and coaches? |
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| Author: | Bobharbison [ Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Locking Fuel Caps |
Locking fuel caps can sometimes cause more problems than they solve. I work in construction, and have seen more than one instance where the crook couldn't get the locking fuel cap open so they simply poked a hole in the tank, put a pan underneath and took the fuel that way. (Yes, poking a hole in a fuel tank is dangerous and stupid, but so is stealing copper electrical lines while they have 110 volts running through them. They both happen a lot more often than you might suspect...) Granted, it will probably stop a kid with a hose and a 5 gallon can, but it all depends on the crook and how bad they want the fuel. |
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| Author: | joe6167 [ Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Locking Fuel Caps |
Christ, not to long ago in Ontario, some guy caused $250,000 worth of damages to an electrical sub station while trying to steal a $50 cable... No wonder hydro expensive. Joe |
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