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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:15 PM
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With gas prices being so gay and high. What are you guys doing to ensure what u put in your tanks stay. I mean 26 gallons is a lot of gas. I used to have a good combination cap that held a key as well in it. But it broke. Is there any good locking gas caps that wont give evap codes. I prefer combination so i dont have lost keys....
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:21 PM
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dont our trucks and most cars have some sort anti siphon thing going on?
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:34 PM
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by xchevyx24
dont our trucks and most cars have some sort anti siphon thing going on?
Yea, you can't just siphon gas out of the 99-up trucks. I believe it is a built in filter/screen that prevents it.

Also, my truck is too low for people to drill a hole in the bottom of the gas tank and remove it all.
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:47 PM
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Im with u trev, but in concealable form What about contamination. someone decides to bake **** in my tank and adds sugar... or dirt
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 03:55 AM
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unlike the days of old, there is not too much water in the tanks we get our gas from now.
in order for sugar to mix with gas you need some water.
no water, then the sugar stays in it's granual form in gas.
you can make a mix of sugar and gas in a small jar with a lid, and let it sit
for a week or two, it will look the same as the day you made it.
but add some water for the sugar to desolve in and you have something that will mix with gas.
cook up a nice batch of candy in the firing chamber and make the pistons sticky.
hell all you need is a flaver packet of koolaid, sugar, and water.
cook it on a stove top and have cherry rock candy.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 10:37 AM
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Hmm yeah that makes since. Ive taken organic chem i guess i shouldhave known a little better.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 11:38 AM
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Nowadays they dont siphon gas...they rip/poke a hole in the plastic tank and drain it out under the truck. Saw it on the news that they did this to some poor guys dodge truck...not only did he lose $75 of gas...he needed a new $350 gas tank.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by RandomHero
Yea, you can't just siphon gas out of the 99-up trucks. I believe it is a built in filter/screen that prevents it.

Also, my truck is too low for people to drill a hole in the bottom of the gas tank and remove it all.
Yup, another reason to lower your truck!
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by charcold-bowtie
With gas prices being so gay and high.....
I didn't know gas is now homosexual as well as being overpriced
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