ggdad1951 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 My gas cap is pretty beat up/can't really be rechromed, I've been watching Epay and not much luck there...what shoudl I watch out for? Venting, etc? Quote
Young Ed Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 Are you sure its supposed to be chrome? My 46 and even dads 51 plymouth convertible came with body colored ones. My 48 does have a chrome/stainless one but I have no idea if its original. Quote
B1B Keven Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 My gas cap is pretty beat up/can't really be rechromed, I've been watching Epay and not much luck there...what shoudl I watch out for?Venting, etc? I have an extra. Trade? Quote
ggdad1951 Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Posted January 30, 2012 I have an extra. Trade? Is your extra in good shape? What you looking for trade? Quote
MarkAubuchon Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 i don t think they came chromed. Quote
B1B Keven Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 Is your extra in good shape? What you looking for trade? Sorry, it won't fit our trucks. No wonder it's brand new. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Posted January 30, 2012 i don t think they came chromed. Mine is all shiney plated steel, so at least nickel plated. Biggest thing again is there anything I need to look for for venting on a "new" cap? I'm assuming the cap is a venting cap, or you'd collapse the tank? Quote
52b3b Joe Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 Yeah, they should be vented, I'm not sure the tank would cave in, but I don't think the pump would do a whole lot of pumping. Every time my dad sees a non-vented cap on a car that should have one, he points it out and shakes his head Quote
Mark D Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 The original one that came with my car was body color as well, but it was pretty banged up so I bought a replacement chrome version from Roberts which worked just fine for a year. Recently I decomissioned that and installed a vintage locking cap like the one in the attached photos. I got it off Ebay, paid around $25 I recall. I really don't need a locking cap, but Greg G had one on his car when we met this summer and I like the way it looked. Quote
B1B Keven Posted January 31, 2012 Report Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) Looks a lot like the one on my truck. http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?A=BK_7031220_0299423328&An=0&Ar=AND%28P_RecType%3aA%29 Edited January 31, 2012 by B1B Keven Quote
ggdad1951 Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Posted January 31, 2012 mine looks a lot like this in shape: http://www.ebay.com/itm/260839641657?_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649&item=260839641657&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWAX:IT&vxp=mtr or would these work as well? http://www.ebay.com/itm/120852515219?_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649&item=120852515219&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWAX:IT&vxp=mtr what WAS original? Quote
JBNeal Posted January 31, 2012 Report Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) here are the filler caps from the '48 & the '49...they were painted black with a small vent hole in the middle, covered with a formed baffle that doubles as the mating lock onto the filler neck. From photos I've seen in Bunn's books, this cap looks to have been used from the late '30s to the early '60s. Edited September 3, 2021 by JBNeal revised picture Quote
Scruffy49 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Posted February 2, 2012 Gas cap? Piece of cake, take your beat one to NAPA or the local ag shop, they'll have one. My trucks have John Deere caps right now. And they are the same as really early CB and CL Honda motorcycles. I get bored, have a lot of toys, gas caps get swapped around, a lot. Quote
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