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gas cap rattle
09/11/14 at 22:08:15

anyone have a gas cap rattle? i have taken mine apart and ensured it has the rubber gaskets and both screws are snug. as best i can gather the rattle is maybe the ball bearings inside the inaccessible part where the pressure relief valve lives. when it rattles i can reach down and put my finger on the center of the cap right on the key hole and its enoigh to apparently absorb the vibration and you hear no more rattle....until you let go.

just started doing this about a month ago...right after i completed the speedo rattle mod. guess its hell bent on rattling somewhere.

any suggested fixes?

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: gas cap rattle Reply #1 - 09/11/14 at 22:50:04 ... Look elsewhere... ...
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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: gas cap rattle Reply #2 - 09/12/14 at 02:06:49 Possibly, there's someone who has got a stock cap for sale after they've Bobbed, Cafed, customised or whatever. Check the marketplace section on this site, and some of the aftermarket suppliers.
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Re: gas cap rattle
Reply #3 - 09/12/14 at 06:22:47

jcstokes wrote on 09/12/14 at 02:06:49:

Possibly, there's someone who has got a stock cap for sale after they've Bobbed, Cafed, customised or whatever. Check the marketplace section on this site, and some of the aftermarket suppliers.

what i cant gather is why it does it, suddenly, and if it means something is wrong or just an s40 nuance? it vents and runs well and usually only rattles in lower gears and speeds so it isn't worth replacing. i just hoped there was a simple fix...more of a challenge for me than anything Huh

serow, it's definitely the cap innards. i have reached, grabbed, held, groped, etc. everything in arms reach while at "vibration" speed and nowhere does it affect the rattle other than when touching the gas cap. I'm gonna beat it eventually and I'll sell the secret for one million dollars Grin

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: gas cap rattle Reply #4 - 09/12/14 at 07:30:10 Got an extra key? Shove that in the cap and go for a ride and see if that makes any difference.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: gas cap rattle Reply #5 - 09/12/14 at 09:12:11 A couple of years back,.. I had a rattle in my headlight... it would stop when I put my fingers on the bezel ring.. I tore that thing apart 3 or 4 times trying to fix it,.. but it kept coming back... It was then that I noticed I was resting my elbow on the speedo whenever I used my finger to stop the rattle... ...
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: gas cap rattle Reply #6 - 09/12/14 at 16:50:24 Is gas cap rattle worse than cat scratch fever? I've got Gas cap rattle Deerdeerdetwang
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