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jmowreader

(53,175 posts) Sat Jan 25, 2014, 09:21 PM Jan 2014

Heads up: locking gas caps don't protect your truck anymore [View all]

My paper (the story isn't online yet, sorry) is reporting a minor rash of gas thefts from commercial vans, and these ones are bad: the scumbags crawl under your rig, cut the fuel line and let the gas drain into a can they put under there. Then they come back later to get the full can.

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Heads up: locking gas caps don't protect your truck anymore [View all] jmowreader Jan 2014 OP

That sucks but... VMA131Marine Jan 2014 #1

You may still want to get a locking gas cap, in the event we return to gas rationing. . . Journeyman Jan 2014 #2

Ain't no need to siphon, if you just cut the fuel line and drain it out jmowreader Jan 2014 #3

Great story...nt Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #4

great story dsc Jan 2014 #9

The neighbor across the street has had his catalytic converter stolen 2-3 times. Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #5

Not only do you lose your gas davidpdx Jan 2014 #6

Never had my gas stolen, Codeine Jan 2014 #7

Another method they use is drilling a hole in the gas tank and draining it. That totodeinhere Jan 2014 #8

It might be an urban legend, Jenoch Jan 2014 #10