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Oldog
Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 11:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I was taking the long way home friday and the cap refused to come out of the filler ring, I messed with it and eventualy it did

today I snugged the bolts that helped a little

so does the "Halomar" go south after while
allowing the bolts to get loose or the inner ring to misalign the filler neck to the point that it binds on the caps inner catch (black plastic part)
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Buellfighter
Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 11:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My cap was getting stuck also but thought the black plastic in the cap may be swelling over time. I used my dremel to take an ever so slight amount off the lip that locks to the ring and no problems since.

(Message edited by buellfighter on August 17, 2008)
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Chasespeed
Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 12:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yep. It actually caused me to eventually screw the gas cap up. Leading to a new one.

Chase
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Billetmetallic
Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 03:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

yeah, shave a little off the outside (curved) perimeter of the black plastic on the bottom of the cap till it slides in and out perfectly, worked for me
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Buellistic
Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 09:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Buellfighter pin pointed the BLACK PLASTIC ...

Buellfighter found the QUICK FIX ...

Had this happen many, many miles(& yrs.) ago to my gas cap ...
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Garrett2
Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 01:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i took off the locking mechanism and now have two strips of electrical tape holding it in place....
but then again im not running very far and its not on public roads etc etc
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Skntpig
Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 10:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/Marriott/x1/index2 .htm#Misc I got this from that old website....

Gas Cap Problems

You normally turn the key; flip up the release and turn it to pull it out. When you turn the release it is supposed to turn the whole plastic piece under the fuel cap. Unfortunately the plastic piece over time can wallow out (it no longer stays in line with flip release on the top of the cap). JB Weld it.
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Oldog
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 10:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I should have thought of that, I will check that at lunch you should be able to feel the slop in the mateup of the parts if the pin to lock is wallowed out.
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Xodot
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 12:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

timely advice gents - mine is starting to become non-compliant.
Thanks for the fix (again)
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Sloppy
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 08:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I disassemble it annually, thoroughly clean (it's amazing what kind of dust and grid gets in there), inspect and spray the moving components with WD-40. No problems.
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Milesvdustin
Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 06:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

How much does a new cap cost?
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1313
Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 11:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Has this ever happened with the original Made in England cap? I've only seen it on the later Made Elsewhere cap. I'm not certain where the Elsewhere cap was made (possibly Taiwan) so I don't want to spread any incorrect info.

1313
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Blackm2
Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 11:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I bought one from the local HD dealer about a year ago for 50 bucks. The barrel is not custom cut, any barrel key works in these caps.
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Littlebuggles
Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 05:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thought I wasn't going to be able to fill up tonight before work!

Guess I'll have to do a bit of work on the bike as mine is also becoming "non-compliant".
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Pkforbes87
Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 08:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I read somewhere - and it seems to be true with my experience - that this problem usually happens when the fuel remains at a low level for a few days time. For some reason when the fuel never splashes onto the rubber seal at the bottom of the cap, the seal expands and sticks even when the release mechanism is working properly.
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Oldog
Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 11:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I split the rubber collar a while back because it made insertion and extraction
( rotation of the lock difficult )
this appears to be interfierence(sp) between the catch inside the tank and the slot that the cap fits in the black rotating part appears to be tight and turning 90 degrees the fit seems to have suddenly gotten tight between the slot and the cap.
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Littlebuggles
Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 08:19 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Well a squirt of tri-flow on the moving parts made things work much better, no sanding, grinding, disassembly... was required. Prolly been a few years since I gave it any attention at all
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