Fuel Theft Deterrant :>)

[larry dtimothy]

> ... Also, does anyone know a part number and supplier for a locking gas cap ...

I don't have a part number, but I know of a guy who stumbled upon a
solution to theft of fuel from his coach.
He lived near Me, camped at a KOA near Bob McCarthy in Alabama but only
about an hours drive away. He never took long trips so large fuel tanks
were a waste to him.
A small fuel tank was installed. One of the larger original fuel tanks
was replaced with a potable water tank and the other original fuel tank
was converted to waste storage. The original fuel covers and caps were
left in place.
Upon investigating the source of an unusual noise outside his coach one
night, He found a hose in the old filler neck of the tank that was
converted to black water storage. Laying on the ground nearby was the
old cap. A few feet further was a 5gal. gas can. Proceeding on in the
likely direction of a hasty retreat, he found a trail of someone's
partially digested dinner.
There has been no more fuel theft from his coach. :>)

Tim Timothy
NW FL

 

[herm beeck]

I don't have it with me, but the GMC international parts booklet lists
a Stant locking gas cap for the GMC
(correct press and vent)
Maybe someone on the net can look it up for you.
Herm

>

> > ... Also, does anyone know a part number and supplier for a
locking gas cap ...
>
> I don't have a part number, but I know of a guy who stumbled upon a
> solution to theft of fuel from his coach.
> He lived near Me, camped at a KOA near Bob McCarthy in Alabama but
only
> about an hours drive away. He never took long trips so large fuel
tanks
> were a waste to him.
> A small fuel tank was installed. One of the larger original fuel tanks
> was replaced with a potable water tank and the other original fuel
tank
> was converted to waste storage. The original fuel covers and caps were
> left in place.
> Upon investigating the source of an unusual noise outside his coach
one
> night, He found a hose in the old filler neck of the tank that was
> converted to black water storage. Laying on the ground nearby was the
> old cap. A few feet further was a 5gal. gas can. Proceeding on in the
> likely direction of a hasty retreat, he found a trail of someone's
> partially digested dinner.
> There has been no more fuel theft from his coach. :>)
>
> Tim Timothy
> NW FL
>

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[bartz paul]

Herm:

Don't believe the gas cap (Stant G-807) listed in the GMCMI Parts
Interchange Index is a locking type.

Paul Bartz

From: herm beeck [mailto:hbeeck]
Sent: Monday, February 22, 1999 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: GMC: Fuel Theft Deterrant :>)

I don't have it with me, but the GMC international parts booklet lists a
Stant locking gas cap for the GMC (correct press and vent) Maybe someone on
the net can look it up for you.

Also, does anyone know a part number and supplier for a locking gas cap

I don't have a part number, but I know of a guy who stumbled upon a solution
to theft of fuel from his coach. He lived near Me, camped at a KOA near Bob
McCarthy in Alabama but only about an hours drive away. He never took long
trips so large fuel tanks were a waste to him.

A small fuel tank was installed. One of the larger original fuel tanks was
replaced with a potable water tank and the other original fuel tank was
converted to waste storage. The original fuel covers and caps were left in
place.

Upon investigating the source of an unusual noise outside his coach one
night, He found a hose in the old filler neck of the tank that was converted
to black water storage. Laying on the ground nearby was the old cap. A few
feet further was a 5gal. gas can. Proceeding on in the likely direction of a
hasty retreat, he found a trail of someone's partially digested dinner.
There has been no more fuel theft from his coach. :>)