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02-27-2008, 10:21 AM | #26 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
Need I say more?
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02-27-2008, 11:51 AM | #27 | |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
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Back in the old days when I lived in Phoenix & gas was getting real expensive, probably around .40/gal (yeah, I'm that old), a contractor was having having problems with people stealing the gas out of his "Jerry" cans that he used for refueling his on site equipment. The cans were strapped & locked, the lids weren't. He got tired of it, so he filled them with diesel, paint thinner, & anything else he had around, & then topped it with gasoline. Sure enough a day, or 2 later, they'd been sucked dry. It was like, "enjoy your carburetor rebuild & whatever else you need to fix, A-H." That happened over 30 years ago, & I smiled then. You guys brought it back to my memory & got me smiling again. Thanks, guys. Sorry for jumping off subject. El Jay
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02-27-2008, 12:16 PM | #28 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
wierd deal... same thing just happened to me the other day. The only thing was that it was at the High School between the time that I got there at 7:45 and the time I left for my running start classes at the college at about 10:00. I was so pissed off, I just filled the tank the night before, 17 gallons of 92 octane down the drain. I probably never would've notice had I not just filled her up the night before... so now I have a locking gas cap and baseball bat behind the seat. Oh yeah and when I told the security guard she didn't do any thing. So I pretty much told her that if I ever caught the little SOB that there was an A$$ kicking in line, and I let it float around the school a little bit!
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02-27-2008, 03:10 PM | #29 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
When I had this happen years ago I machined a basket with holes in it that had a top lip the same diameter as the neck on the tank. Take off the filler hose to the tank drop in the basket so the top lip rests on the filler neck, put the filler hose back on. Now the fuel flows in fine, but you can't get any sort of a hose past the basket. Hope that description makes sense. Still working on something to prevent the hose cutting under the truck.
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02-27-2008, 06:38 PM | #30 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
With my luck, if i used the "fill with Diesel only" the first time my wife drove it would---well you get the picture ---jewel's!! (pirvate joke!hehehehehehhe).
I like the little basket solution--- but if they want something bad enough--they will find a way. Leave an old gas can in the bed with a hand full of sugar cubes mixed in with the gas. When they pour it in their tank, the sugar cristalizes in their carb, valves, pistons, cylinders etc. You will know who is the thief when you drive past them--wave, ask they if they need some help---have another can of sugar gas and give them this too! they will think you are a nice guy and stop stealing your gas!! Now how do I know this----let's just say I'm one of them old guys who learned some from other old guys! Huck |
02-27-2008, 07:13 PM | #31 | |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
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I don't care what you do - if someone wants to steal your gas, all they have to do is crawl under your truck and run a hose to their catch can straight from your line that runs into your pump. Then it don't matter what kind of system you have implemented, you are dry. Gravity isn't the issue either, ever heard of a siphon? There are measures you can take - but NOTHING is foolproof. Just like a house - you can guard every window, door, and entry way 6-ways to Sunday - but with a cordless sawzall, you can make a new one anywhere you want. DLB |
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02-27-2008, 08:28 PM | #32 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
drop a couple of moth balls in the tank I used to do it in my chevell
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02-27-2008, 08:32 PM | #33 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
moth balls do what?
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02-27-2008, 09:09 PM | #34 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
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02-27-2008, 09:34 PM | #35 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
old car lor theif gets a mouth full of the suposidly toxic mixture and is not very hard to find the next day
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02-28-2008, 08:37 AM | #36 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
WOW Guys,
You had me on the edge of my seat reading all of these. There are some really great ideals. I am going to look for a diesel sticker now. I like the basket ideal, I will mess with that and see what I can brain storm. I thought of the parking close to a building or other car. I will do that when the Longhorn comes out of the garage. The picture of the dogs were cool. I am working on the wife to let me do that to. I will have to teach him to like the bed of the truck. Picture camaras are in the future. I have no street lights out here. I live in a new developement part of town. Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions. You all, and the ideals is what makes this place great. Even though the gas got stolen, I refuse to give up my trucks. As always more ideals and talk on this is welcome. Your Board Brother Billy
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02-28-2008, 08:39 AM | #37 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
AMEN TO THIS!!!!!
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02-28-2008, 08:43 AM | #38 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
Hey Orange,
Does this cap attach right up to our truck gas tank stem? Did you have to modify anything? Billy
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02-28-2008, 08:45 AM | #39 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
I will check on this too. Where do you think I may still find this at? I will ask the local For? Dealer.
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02-28-2008, 09:03 AM | #40 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
Huck's idea could also be used another way. Instead of putting sugar cubes in with the gas, mix in a little bit of bleach. If you've ever seen that episode of Mythbusters where they did car myths they put bleach in the gas tank and the motor did not sound too great when they ran it. They let the gas/bleach mixture sit in the gas tank for the night and the next morning the gas tank was rusted.
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02-28-2008, 09:31 AM | #41 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
that reminds me of the rig my dad made a while back that i lovingly called the siphonator 5000, from an old electric fuel pump that he used at the pontiac dealer ship to siphon out some of the tanks when he had to do tank repairs so they weren't so friggen heavy to drop and put back in. i'm a fan of the hard/sharp pointy implement and mean guard dog idea, but the basket idea is a good one too. maybe weld some sort of bracket along the frame that covers the fuel lines all the way up to the pump.
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02-28-2008, 10:01 AM | #42 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
I think this should work.
http://www.break.com/index/trunkmonkey.html
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02-28-2008, 10:14 AM | #43 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
i want an anti-theft monkey!!!
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ERROR 404....... SNAPPY COMEBACK NOT FOUND _______________________________________________________________________________________________ -60 Chevy C10, dead 350/good th350 combo, sitting on a 76 c10 blazer frame, built from 11 different vehicles "the abomination" -07 gmt900 silverado 1500 lt xcab z71, granite blue -81 suzuki gs650g "shelah"- current project -81 kz1000m1 csr "sarge" -next project (just beautification) -07 kawasaki vulcan classic vn900 |
02-28-2008, 10:22 AM | #44 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
But where would the anti-theft monkey hide in the truck?
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02-28-2008, 12:03 PM | #45 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
underneath my dandy tonneau cover!haha
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02-28-2008, 12:07 PM | #46 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
it can hide in the floor board with my parts and parts boxes. man i think its time to clean out the truck again......
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02-28-2008, 06:55 PM | #47 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
Maybe we should modify that to say TRUCK monkey!
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02-28-2008, 07:46 PM | #48 |
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http://www.trunkmonkeyad.com/
The Cool Cap does require modification. It does not attach to the stem that comes out of the tank, it sits flush on the side of the cab. Best pic I have right now. You can see that it's flush. DLB Last edited by Orange; 02-28-2008 at 07:56 PM. |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
orange,
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02-29-2008, 05:16 AM | #50 |
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Re: Anti-Theft Options on our 67-72 GM Truck?
street lights are not necessary for all cameras. Take a look at x10.com I do not personally have one of their systems I went for the big dogs, and guns.
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