From: Arthur Bloom (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Fri Feb 24 2006 - 05:03:05 PST
We have an adage in the security business: Small locks for small crooks. The
apb
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| this is a great way to prevent entry to the filler
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locking gas cap will send the amateur fuel crook, or the casual
opportunistic saboteur, to an easier target.
From: "captw1" <captw1@yahoo.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] 6.2 M1009 CUCV fuel cap.
| pipe, Bruce, but don't forget, if someone wants the
| fuel in the tank of your CUCV(eg. M1008), all they
| have to do is either cut the rubber fillhose, or
| remove the clamp holding the hose to the tank and
| bypass the locked cap...it would be faster to slit the
| hose than to unscrew the cap even if there's no lock.
|
| --- "Bruce C. Beattie" <bruce@EECS.Berkeley.EDU>
| wrote:
|
| > Ok, I think I have the solution to this problem.
| >
| > Get one of those pins used typically to secure ball
| > hitches.
| > They are a chrome plated rod about 1/4 inch
| > diameter, one end has a
| > partial taper for ease of insertion into a hole, the
| > other end is bent
| > at a right angle and about an inch or so long.
| >
| > If you look at the bracket that attach es to the end
| > of the fuel fill
| > pipe you will see that it is "U" shaped
| > and has to sheet metal sides.
| >
| > Position the fuel cap so that the bar grip is
| > horizontal.
| >
| > Now get a drill bit that will fit inside that "U"
| > (preferably as close
| > to the diameter of the pin) and rest on the bar grip
| > where it meets the
| > cap..
| >
| > Slide the drill bit over so that it hits one side of
| > the "U" and mark.
| > slide it the other way and mark.
| > Drill the two holes that you made the mark for that
| > will fit your pin.
| >
| > Now slip the pin in from the rear threw both holes.
| > Should be easy to
| > get to from the wheel well if
| > you have an M1008. Don't know about the M1009.
| >
| > Once the pin is in place, you shouldn't be able to
| > turn the cap.
| >
| > Now mark the pin just to the left of the right
| > side. This will be a
| > hole for a tiny padlock.
| >
| > Now make a mark just to the right of the left side.
| > This will be for one
| > of those pins that look like a piece
| > of tube that has a slit all along one side and is
| > some kind of spring
| > pin where you drive it into
| > the hole and it stays there. I just can't remember
| > what you call them.
| >
| > Now go and get a Tiny padlock and one of those pins.
| >
| > Drill the appropriate size holes for those .
| >
| > Put the big pin in place and test to see that the
| > lock fits.
| >
| > Then drive the little pin in and you are done.
| >
| > The little pin is just to keep the big pin from
| > coming out all the way.
| >
| > Hope this helps someone.
| >
| > Bruce MVPA 23824
|
|
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