Factory style gas cap? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

deelowe · 04-12-2007, 11:11 PM

Hey guys,

Sorry if this is a noob question, but I need to get a new gas cap for my 67 c10. What's the best vendor to get a stock looking chrome gas cap from? I've gone through the various vendors listed on this site and the prices vary from $40 to $7. I'm just not sure who I should go with.

sb69chevy · 04-12-2007, 11:14 PM

I got mine from O'reilly for about 7 bucks or so.

ThatOneBlue67 · 04-12-2007, 11:46 PM

Yeah, but those ones fom the parts guys have all the red writing, saying 'WARNING' this and stuff right? The original cap was a plain jane, chrome cap with a keyhole in the center. Kind of domed too I think.

killer71 · 04-12-2007, 11:49 PM

Why not purchase from any of the listed vendors on this sites home page? Also check out the parts section here!

GREASEMONKEY72 · 04-12-2007, 11:56 PM

even if you get the one with the warning and all you can take all that off, its usually just a sticker anyway

scrapmetalart · 04-13-2007, 12:05 AM

I just bought a locking one from LMC & it leaks worse than the old original I replaced. Please let me know who makes a good one. Locking or not...

deelowe · 04-13-2007, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by scrapmetalart

I just bought a locking one from LMC & it leaks worse than the old original I replaced. Please let me know who makes a good one. Locking or not...

This is what I'm afraid of. I'll check out orielly and see what those look like I guess, until I can find an original.

scrapmetalart · 04-13-2007, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by deelowe

This is what I'm afraid of. I'll check out orielly and see what those look like I guess, until I can find an original.

I just searched O'rielly Online & came uo with nothing...

killer71 · 04-13-2007, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by scrapmetalart

I just bought a locking one from LMC & it leaks worse than the old original I replaced. Please let me know who makes a good one. Locking or not...

What do you mean by leak?

scrapmetalart · 04-13-2007, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by killer71

What do you mean by leak?

Gas sloshes out all down the side of my cab & bed after I fill up & I don't top off 7 even stop sooner than I would like...This is the reason I bought a new cap. I just thought the old gasket had used up all it's life...

Aarons72s · 04-13-2007, 12:52 AM

Here you guys go. You have to enter 68 or newer to find truck parts, the computers only go back to 68 except vw's.

http://www.oreillyauto.com/EW3/Displ...L6-4.1L%20CARB

killer71 · 04-13-2007, 02:54 AM

hum; sure it's not your gas tank spout

scrapmetalart · 04-13-2007, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by killer71

hum; sure it's not your gas tank spout

I thought the same thing. Problem is it comes out the key hole also...

Longhorn Man · 04-13-2007, 05:01 AM

go to your parts store of choice, ask for a stant 11623. This will work for a 70 or older.

2nd_wnd · 04-13-2007, 11:57 AM

i bought a black plastic locking one for my gmc at autozone, works great.

Locking caps are worth the money it will at least slow down the gas thief

Longhorn Man · 04-13-2007, 03:54 PM

yeah, but a locking gas cap SUCKS in the cold weather. When you have less than a gallon of gas, and there's ice in the lock... people will look at you funny when you are holding a lighter to the cap trying to thaw it out enough to get the sucker off.
I've actually had some ballsey/brilliant thieves, crawl under my truck, undo the fuel line, and take 3 FULL tanks of fuel that way. Had me thinking I was goin nuts.

spdrcr29 · 04-13-2007, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

I've actually had some ballsey/brilliant thieves, crawl under my truck, undo the fuel line, and take 3 FULL tanks of fuel that way. Had me thinking I was goin nuts.

Holy Crap, Longhorn! 3 Tanks??? Remind me to stay outta your neighborhood.... I'd end up getting myself locked up if I caught somebody getting over on me that way. And I thought my neighborhood was getting bad when 6 patrol cars pulled up to "talk" to a neighbor down the street.....

Getting back to the thread, I bought the black one from Autozone, too. It works fine, but I still thinks its ugly.

JHART · 04-13-2007, 04:01 PM

I picked up my gas cap from early classics when i replaced my sending unit.

I had the same problem with gas sloshing out and running down the side of my truck. The new cap did the trick.

Tx Firefighter · 04-13-2007, 06:34 PM

The Stant that Andy recomened will fix you up.

killer71 · 04-13-2007, 08:43 PM

For what it's worth, I got mine from LMC--works fine--no lock!

big blue 72 · 04-14-2007, 08:51 AM

I had the same problem on Big Blue a couple of years ago.
the gas filler neck at the top leaked .
I found out after three different caps I had laying around that the filler neck inside where the cap tightens down had been lifting the inside rim/threads, so I re-adjusted them downward and WALLA!!!, No more gas leaks!
try it!

04-12-2007, 11:11 PM	#1
deelowe Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 16	Factory style gas cap? Hey guys, Sorry if this is a noob question, but I need to get a new gas cap for my 67 c10. What's the best vendor to get a stock looking chrome gas cap from? I've gone through the various vendors listed on this site and the prices vary from $40 to $7. I'm just not sure who I should go with.

04-12-2007, 11:14 PM	#2
sb69chevy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 375	Re: Factory style gas cap? I got mine from O'reilly for about 7 bucks or so. __________________ 1969 C/10 swb, 350, powerglide (daily driver) 2005 CRV (wife's ride)

04-12-2007, 11:46 PM	#3
ThatOneBlue67 I survived Dead Man's Curve. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Nine-Five-687 Posts: 389	Re: Factory style gas cap? Yeah, but those ones fom the parts guys have all the red writing, saying 'WARNING' this and stuff right? The original cap was a plain jane, chrome cap with a keyhole in the center. Kind of domed too I think. __________________ "The people should not be afraid of their government. The government should be afraid of it's people." "The Hurricane" 1967 Chevrolet C10 350 Eight Cylinder, 700R4 BowtieOverdrive *Cherry Bomb...* Disturbing the Peace Since 1968.

04-12-2007, 11:49 PM	#4
killer71 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: at work Posts: 2,552	Re: Factory style gas cap? Why not purchase from any of the listed vendors on this sites home page? Also check out the parts section here! __________________ R.I.P. Killer 71 10/26/07

04-12-2007, 11:56 PM	#5
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: Factory style gas cap? even if you get the one with the warning and all you can take all that off, its usually just a sticker anyway __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME

04-13-2007, 12:05 AM	#6
scrapmetalart Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DAYTON Posts: 505	Re: Factory style gas cap? I just bought a locking one from LMC & it leaks worse than the old original I replaced. Please let me know who makes a good one. Locking or not... __________________ frontstreetcycle on Instagram

04-13-2007, 12:52 AM	#11
Aarons72s Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: oklahoma Posts: 10,670	Re: Factory style gas cap? Here you guys go. You have to enter 68 or newer to find truck parts, the computers only go back to 68 except vw's. http://www.oreillyauto.com/EW3/Displ...L6-4.1L%20CARB

04-13-2007, 02:54 AM	#12
killer71 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: at work Posts: 2,552	Re: Factory style gas cap? hum; sure it's not your gas tank spout __________________ R.I.P. Killer 71 10/26/07

04-13-2007, 05:01 AM	#14
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: Factory style gas cap? go to your parts store of choice, ask for a stant 11623. This will work for a 70 or older.

04-13-2007, 11:57 AM	#15
2nd_wnd Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Winston Salem, NC Posts: 310	Re: Factory style gas cap? i bought a black plastic locking one for my gmc at autozone, works great. Locking caps are worth the money it will at least slow down the gas thief __________________ 72 LWB

04-13-2007, 03:54 PM	#16
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: Factory style gas cap? yeah, but a locking gas cap SUCKS in the cold weather. When you have less than a gallon of gas, and there's ice in the lock... people will look at you funny when you are holding a lighter to the cap trying to thaw it out enough to get the sucker off. I've actually had some ballsey/brilliant thieves, crawl under my truck, undo the fuel line, and take 3 FULL tanks of fuel that way. Had me thinking I was goin nuts.

04-13-2007, 04:01 PM	#18
JHART 1972 Shorty Owner Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Stationed in Cali , born and raised in PHX Arizona. Posts: 796	Re: Factory style gas cap? I picked up my gas cap from early classics when i replaced my sending unit. I had the same problem with gas sloshing out and running down the side of my truck. The new cap did the trick. __________________ 1972 Chevy Shorty C-10- Project In Work http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...ATT1721941.jpg- New Project

04-13-2007, 06:34 PM	#19
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: Factory style gas cap? The Stant that Andy recomened will fix you up. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

04-13-2007, 08:43 PM	#20
killer71 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: at work Posts: 2,552	Re: Factory style gas cap? For what it's worth, I got mine from LMC--works fine--no lock! __________________ R.I.P. Killer 71 10/26/07

04-14-2007, 08:51 AM	#21
big blue 72 Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: hamilton,ohio,usa Posts: 1,499	Re: Factory style gas cap? I had the same problem on Big Blue a couple of years ago. the gas filler neck at the top leaked . I found out after three different caps I had laying around that the filler neck inside where the cap tightens down had been lifting the inside rim/threads, so I re-adjusted them downward and WALLA!!!, No more gas leaks! try it!



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