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DPete · 05-06-2017, 07:46 PM

Not sure the reason behind the no gas cap idea. We have a 3/4 mile gravel driveway, I know it is sealed but there is nothing to keep dirt from settling in the filler recess then into the tank next fill up. Does anybody know the reason? Ford did the same a few years ago.

KShortell · 05-09-2017, 09:37 AM

It lets people get their "inner NASCAR" on. Moreover, the idea is ostensibly to prevent emissions issues from loose fuel caps. Of course, there's nothing to prevent the inner seal from leaking over time and costing way more than a new gas cap to fix...

67ChevyRedneck · 05-18-2017, 04:03 PM

My wife's mustang has it and I hate it too. Another reason is I like to open the door and clean/hose out the filler area, can't do that on the wife's Mustang.

What year is your truck? I have a NBS 2015 and it has a fuel cap.

DPete · 05-18-2017, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

What year is your truck? I have a NBS 2015 and it has a fuel cap.

17' 1500 Silverado, stupidest thing I've seen for a while. My 14' had a cap. Those EPA yo yo's need fired. I put a rattle can top over the filler, there was water sitting in the recess from the car wash the other day.

Flying Hamster · 05-18-2017, 08:31 PM

Well, the Donald's administration has been firing EPA clowns.

DPete · 05-18-2017, 08:33 PM

Here's what I'm talking about, at least Ford tried to seal the flap, GM didn't even do that. Nice pickup otherwise.

RDrancher · 05-18-2017, 08:41 PM

I had a rental '17 Suburban this past week. First time I'd seen the "capless" design. So if it gets full of dust and dirt, what do you wash it of with...gas?

Short thinkers everywhere these days.

Hubscrub · 05-18-2017, 09:55 PM

They did that so the fuel filter could keep its job

67ChevyRedneck · 05-19-2017, 10:18 AM

Makes me glad I have a 2015

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Originally Posted by Hubscrub

They did that so the fuel filter could keep its job

Get this... my Mustang has a "lifetime" fuel filter... basically it has no in line fuel filter and basically a "sock" at the end of the pump...

This isn't my Mustang, but a pic I found online, Ford has a seal on the door that "seals off" the inner area.

67ChevyRedneck · 05-19-2017, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by DPete

Here's what I'm talking about, at least Ford tried to seal the flap, GM didn't even do that. Nice pickup otherwise.

This looks exactly like my truck... It almost looks like that thing screws on over the fuel filler neck... you might be able to remove it and just buy a 14-16 fuel cap?

Hubscrub · 05-19-2017, 11:18 PM

My buddy was late to work one day said he was stuck at the gas station. Well he filled up an couldn't get the nozzle out of his new mustang. The last couple inches of the nozzle has a "tip" of sort on it that got hung coming out on the little flap in the cap

. He was there for hours waiting on maintenance, got there and got it out with a heavy sheet of thin paper/plastic like product they work down into the cap. Lol, I never noticed the tip on the nozzle until after that day.

PapaGrune · 06-09-2017, 10:58 AM

I don't have one of those but if the custom, aftermarket sees a demand for something that will work, I will bet someone will make it.

Just my 2 cents on that

abig84 · 06-09-2017, 02:05 PM

more crap to go wrong that costs way more money to fix then it should.

have had 2 fords in the shop so far for evap leaks thanks to these designs so you cant just slap a $5 gas cap on it to fix it. lucky for the customers ford covers their emissions stuff for those vehicles 8 years 80,000 miles so no idea what the repairs would have costed

05-06-2017, 07:46 PM	#1
DPete Registered User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Farmington, Ca. Posts: 151	New pickup no gas cap Not sure the reason behind the no gas cap idea. We have a 3/4 mile gravel driveway, I know it is sealed but there is nothing to keep dirt from settling in the filler recess then into the tank next fill up. Does anybody know the reason? Ford did the same a few years ago. __________________ 56' 3100 shortbed

05-09-2017, 09:37 AM	#2
KShortell Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 734	Re: New pickup no gas cap It lets people get their "inner NASCAR" on. Moreover, the idea is ostensibly to prevent emissions issues from loose fuel caps. Of course, there's nothing to prevent the inner seal from leaking over time and costing way more than a new gas cap to fix... __________________ Semper Paratus

05-18-2017, 04:03 PM	#3
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: New pickup no gas cap My wife's mustang has it and I hate it too. Another reason is I like to open the door and clean/hose out the filler area, can't do that on the wife's Mustang. What year is your truck? I have a NBS 2015 and it has a fuel cap. __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

05-18-2017, 08:31 PM	#5
Flying Hamster Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Starbase 4 Posts: 118	Re: New pickup no gas cap Well, the Donald's administration has been firing EPA clowns. __________________ 2006 Sierra RCSB V6 5 Speed RWD.

05-18-2017, 08:33 PM	#6
DPete Registered User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Farmington, Ca. Posts: 151	Re: New pickup no gas cap Here's what I'm talking about, at least Ford tried to seal the flap, GM didn't even do that. Nice pickup otherwise. Attached Images __________________ 56' 3100 shortbed

05-18-2017, 08:41 PM	#7
RDrancher Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Decatur, Texas Posts: 673	Re: New pickup no gas cap I had a rental '17 Suburban this past week. First time I'd seen the "capless" design. So if it gets full of dust and dirt, what do you wash it of with...gas? Short thinkers everywhere these days. __________________ Romans 10:9 - The Truth

05-18-2017, 09:55 PM	#8
Hubscrub Cruzin Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: on the road Posts: 2,835	Re: New pickup no gas cap They did that so the fuel filter could keep its job __________________ Lime Wife's 67https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...wZEMODaS2d94u8 Back to the Fifties 59 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...NAeStpydfrcj_U Proverbs 3:5,6 "Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything."Charles Kuralt In memory of our first baby daughter, daddy and mommy love you. Danica Grace 6/26/14

05-19-2017, 11:18 PM	#11
Hubscrub Cruzin Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: on the road Posts: 2,835	Re: New pickup no gas cap My buddy was late to work one day said he was stuck at the gas station. Well he filled up an couldn't get the nozzle out of his new mustang. The last couple inches of the nozzle has a "tip" of sort on it that got hung coming out on the little flap in the cap . He was there for hours waiting on maintenance, got there and got it out with a heavy sheet of thin paper/plastic like product they work down into the cap. Lol, I never noticed the tip on the nozzle until after that day. __________________ Lime Wife's 67https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...wZEMODaS2d94u8 Back to the Fifties 59 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...NAeStpydfrcj_U Proverbs 3:5,6 "Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything."Charles Kuralt In memory of our first baby daughter, daddy and mommy love you. Danica Grace 6/26/14

06-09-2017, 10:58 AM	#12
PapaGrune Registered User Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Caldwell, Tx Posts: 2	Re: New pickup no gas cap I don't have one of those but if the custom, aftermarket sees a demand for something that will work, I will bet someone will make it. Just my 2 cents on that

06-09-2017, 02:05 PM	#13
abig84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: wheaton IL Posts: 659	Re: New pickup no gas cap more crap to go wrong that costs way more money to fix then it should. have had 2 fords in the shop so far for evap leaks thanks to these designs so you cant just slap a $5 gas cap on it to fix it. lucky for the customers ford covers their emissions stuff for those vehicles 8 years 80,000 miles so no idea what the repairs would have costed



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