Ahh... this thread pulled a memory out my feeble brain's
recesses......
The cap on our 74 TR was easy to turn. So I just turned it
so i could fill it from either side. I never loosened it,
that was just the way it was.... and still is...but I
haven't seen it in 10 years. I have no idea which direction
it started life....
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Regards
Walt Boeninger - Nor Cal SAAC 67 GT500 | 67 Shelby T-A #31
http://www.norcal-saac.org 71 Boss 351 | 97 5.0 Explorer
mailto:walt_boeninger@hp.com 99 C5 Hdtp | 02 Mustang GT
...and one lonely TR-6
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James Tabor wrote:
>
> My cap opened from side to side.
> not sure if it was passenger side with the latch or the driver
> side. but in any case, i made the mistake (ONCE) of opening
> the boot with the gas lid open. luckly i stopped when i felt resistance.
> i have seen gas caps aimed at a angle such that the latch was
> at the 5 o'clock or the 7 o'clock position when looking from the rear of the
> car. that way when it is opened, the lid flips toward the front and i
> believe would allow clearance for the boot to be lifted.
> not that anyone would really want to do that while filling the tank up... as
> the nozzle might actually scratch the boot lid or maybe even now be the
> thing that gets in the way of lifting the boot lid.
>
> just a thought.
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