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Old 03-01-2014, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ERA Chas View Post
You'll get tired of that at fill-up time. Jamo's was one continuous loop around the hinge and snugly twisted at the clasp. Barely enough slack to lift it off the hinge side. I only did that on-track.
Scratches your aluminum if it's working correctly. A tab of electrical tape prevents that.
Chas, you do realize that the sole purpose is to give the appearance that it is securely wired down, but to be instantly removable for fill-ups, and then quickly re-fastened.

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Originally Posted by frdfver View Post
Do ERA's have a locking cap inside of the flip cap?
There's another, traditional gas cap, under the flip-top. I don't know if there's enough room to replace it with a locking one or not, though.
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