[TR] TR 3 gas cap

[Allan Stults]

Tony,
Great idea!  The hose is definitely attached and moving in sync when
twisting the cap.  I have both the upper and lower clamps fully
loosened.  I will try your suggestion right now!  
Thanks,Allan
On 10/1/2026 at 12:05 AM, "Tony Drews"  wrote:                   

	I wonder if the interconnect hose is loose on the gas tank but      
still attached to the cap.  Maybe tighten the clamp on the gas      
tank end and then see if you can twist it?  That would hopefully      
break it loose from the hose.     

	Regards, Tony     On 9/30/2026 5:59 PM, Allan Stults       wrote:
                                 Randy,         
                  Thank you!  I fully loosened the hose clamps and was
able           to twist the cap.  It now rotates fairly easily, but I
can't           get any movement upwards.  Is there a special tool
that a body           shop may have to lift the cap out?         
                  Allan         
         On 9/30/2026 at 2:34 PM,           "Randy and Valerie
DeRuiter"            wrote:                                           
                                                                      
       Allan-                                    
                                                     As long as you
are sure you don't have the earlier                   threaded cap on
the car now my guess is your cap is                   still stuck to
the interconnect hose between the cap                   and tank.  Do
you have the hose clamps loosened                   fully?  I would
try twisting the cap until you see                   movement then try
to pull out.  There should be a                   rubber grommet
installed which should protect the                   paint.           
                        
                                                     Randy            
    
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                 From: Triumphs                      on behalf of     
               Allan Stults 
                     Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2026 1:46 PM
                     To: triumphs at autox.team.net                     
                     Subject: [TR] TR 3 gas cap                       
                                                   I've got a '62 TR
3B that I had painted over                       last winter.  The
chrome gas cap was looking                       pretty pathetic next
to the new paint.  I bought a                       new one from Moss,
but am not sure how to get the                       old one out
without messing up the new paint.  The                       new one
is not threaded.  The old one is also not                      
threaded.  Late TR 3As thru TR 3Bs use one                      
described as:   GAS CAP, w/integral                         extension.
 It slides in and out, but not                       easily.  I cannot
make my old one move.  Has                       anyone on the list
had any experience with                       replacing that cap?     
               
                                          Allan Stults                
    Veneta, Oregon                     '62 TR 3B                      
                                                          
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