I lost my cap the second time I used the motor. Now I take the cap completely off while refuling. A new cap cost $17.59 +tax in 1998.
Bob M15 #208 > I lost a gas cap in the Keys and have worried about > loosing another one ever since. After reading your > posting I put a stiffener on that wimpy little T. > > I used two heavy plastic tie wraps as splints trimmed > to length and held the splint on with 4 small tie > wraps. > > It seems to work much better. > > It's done but..... do tie wraps dissolve in gasoline? > > I might have to undo this before something happens to > my gas!! > > Doug > "Seas the Day" > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > My Honda 2-hp gas cap is restrained only by a flimsy > > little plastic "tee" that sticks into the tank - it > > can be pulled (or knocked) free with only the > > tiniest of effort. Whoever designed it should be > > summarily excoriated. It would be better to have no > > restraint at all, so that people wouldn't be tempted > > to trust it. > > > > I NEVER rely on that to keep my gas cap when I'm > > refueling on the water. Probably it would be wise > > to carry a spare cap, because removing it and > > setting it down somewhere while you refill carries > > its own risks I suppose. Knowing me (and I do) I > > probably won't get around to ordering a spare until > > I finally really do lose this one into the water, > > however. > > > > It would not surprise me in the least to hear that > > people had lost their caps. > > > A heads up for the M-15 crowd. I have seen > > several posts on the Potter sites > > > about the Honda 2 Hp motor and lost gas caps. It > > may be a design problem or > > > operator error. I suspect resting a large fuel > > container on top of the motor > > > would pull the cap loose, but I do not have the > > boat at home to look at it. Of > > > course the cap sinks, so it is not possible to > > tell if the restraint was broken. > > > It is not clear to me which vintage motors have > > the problem. > > > > > > Steve R. > > > M-15 #119 > > > Lexington, KY > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears > http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
