This cap worked for you before? Did it slowly get cantankerous? What happened?

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 05/05/12 at 03:35:40:

So, its problee been sitting outside, huhh? Have ya tried drizzling some Kroil in it?
How long was it parked? You mite not need a locksmith,  put some good penetrant it, Im no fan of WD 40, wintergreen oil is good, Kroil is good, run the key in & out about 150 times in 3 seconds,, dont gouge the tank,, Park it in the sun & let the cap get HOT,With the key in it, let it soak with the key in it, pushing on those little springs. then cool it down with some ice in a rag & let it get hot again,,mess with it,,not just putting the key in & trying to turn it, youve gotta make the cylinders guts loosen up..

Once youve real;ly worked at it, taking care to not twist the key off, of course, If you just cant win, then before you take it to get help, with the key in, wrap a piecew of wood in a towel, lay it on the cap, by the key & lightly slap it with a screwdriver handle,,just sit there & spank on it quickly & lightly.,Let that thing soak a day & cycle it hot & cold with the key in it, give it some vibration & Ill bet it lets go,,

Unless its just the wrong dang cap.,.

& remember, the tabs that lock it are against the lip of the tank, pushing down on the cap while you turn the key makes it a lot easier.

children are legally negligent.
to the point that if you park your hot m/c and they walk up and grab the exhaust, you can be sued.

So, getting them to clean it out was about all you could do besides telling their daddy and hope he would tan their hides.

Sugar does not dissolve in gasoline. The old myth that sugar will "caramelize" once it gets into the cylinders and turn your cylinder walls into peanut brittle is false.  But it will clog up your filter.

Knowing this, I really don't know how they can arrest a child for anything they do in school.  How can an 8 year old be charged with sexual harasment for singing "I'm so sexy" ?  And will he have to wear that stigma for the rest of his life?  People nowadays don't know sh!t from shinola.

i am just getting around to this now.

going to try to pick the lock or force it open somehow. if i damage it to where it can open with any key, that is fine.

which was do you guys rotate the key to open the cap? that would help me out.

I bought a bike with a locked cap. Got a locksmith to unlock it so it could be opened with a screwdriver, clockwise. I turned it CCW and relocked it, luckily off the bike. Haven't figured out how to take the cap apart to make it non-locking, think I broke it. Now the tank is taped up for a seal, not the best solution.

There must be a non-locking gas tank cap that fits. Something cheap, not a billet bit from the Hardly boutique. Anybody up for a cruise to the junkyard?

I can't believe that everybody on this list is using the same gas cap; must be someone who knows of a replacement without a key. None of the other bikes I've owned over the past 40 some years had a locked cap.

John in Kalifornia