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After hearing that I have not been the only one to fly with my oil cap off, I feel much better about this. I am not going to make it a habit, so to aid my memory and my peace of mind, this morning I brought my oil cap home, Carefully removed the gasket and set it aside. I cleaned off all the old paint with a wire brush wheel on my bench grinder and after rummaging through my drawers found a broken key from the back door that I never threw away. (Yep, Packrats of the world rejoice!! ). I ground the broken end nice and smooth and with my blowtorch and some sheet metal solder, I soldered the broken key on the adge of the oil cap. The broken tip slightly bent upwards to make a hook. I turned over and re-installed the gasket. I have also installed a large rubber O'ring (that was the drive belt of an old vacuum cleaner), with a clamp on the oil filler tube so that when the cap is on tight, I can stretch the O'ring over the hook and that way the cap cannot come loose by itself. I will add pictures when I have painted it and it looks worthy enough. Alan Fairclough N87333 Kingwood, TX ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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