RE: Gas cap won't latch - 7

Don't worry, there's always another keyless thread just around the corner.

Or, what type of oil. Seriously some great advice and support from this forum which is great to see.

Or, what type of oil. Seriously some great advice and support from this forum which is great to see.

Zitat von Alda im Beitrag #90

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I'm disappointed you got it fixed...
It'll be back to windscreens and seats now.

Alan

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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #84

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Success! The cap lock is working again! All I did was to turn on the ignition and was able to move the plunger easily into place with my finger. Then the pin popped into its hole. I was then able to turn off the ignition and after 90 seconds I was able to close and lock the cap. It stayed locked until I turned on the ignition again and then I turned it off, the cap lock released and when I pushed it down again it locked. You can bet that from now on I will be lifting the locking tab on the cap while gently pushing the cap down after filling the tank. I just wish I knew what caused the problem in the first place.

I have no idea why I wasn't able to do this earlier. I guess I was just trying to move the plunger in the wrong sequence. Either that or the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn for the first time in 800 years fixed the problem.

And in the process of turning my ignition on and off, I was informed by my dash that I needed to replace the battery in my fob.

And here I was looking forward to bashing the parts with a big hammer and drift.

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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #84

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Success! The cap lock is working again! All I did was to turn on the ignition and was able to move the plunger easily into place with my finger. Then the pin popped into its hole. I was then able to turn off the ignition and after 90 seconds I was able to close and lock the cap. It stayed locked until I turned on the ignition again and then I turned it off, the cap lock released and when I pushed it down again it locked. You can bet that from now on I will be lifting the locking tab on the cap while gently pushing the cap down after filling the tank. I just wish I knew what caused the problem in the first place.

I have no idea why I wasn't able to do this earlier. I guess I was just trying to move the plunger in the wrong sequence. Either that or the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn for the first time in 800 years fixed the problem.

And in the process of turning my ignition on and off, I was informed by my dash that I needed to replace the battery in my fob.

And here I was looking forward to bashing the parts with a big hammer and drift.

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Zitat von JohnnyRockett im Beitrag #95

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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #84

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Success! The cap lock is working again! All I did was to turn on the ignition and was able to move the plunger easily into place with my finger. Then the pin popped into its hole. I was then able to turn off the ignition and after 90 seconds I was able to close and lock the cap. It stayed locked until I turned on the ignition again and then I turned it off, the cap lock released and when I pushed it down again it locked. You can bet that from now on I will be lifting the locking tab on the cap while gently pushing the cap down after filling the tank. I just wish I knew what caused the problem in the first place.

I have no idea why I wasn't able to do this earlier. I guess I was just trying to move the plunger in the wrong sequence. Either that or the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn for the first time in 800 years fixed the problem.

And in the process of turning my ignition on and off, I was informed by my dash that I needed to replace the battery in my fob.

And here I was looking forward to bashing the parts with a big hammer and drift.

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Excellent Result Richard! I am happy for you.. we all learned something from this



I suspect that when you were filling your tank with fuel.. up to the brim , you accidently tapped the cap locking plunger with the nose of the fuel nozzle and that pushed the plunger out of position.

Merry Christmas !

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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #97

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[quote=JohnnyRockett|p35638][quote=Richard230|p35617]
That is a likely explanation. Around here we have smog pumps that need to have their rubber billows pulled back hard (some pumps hard and some really hard) to allow the fuel to flow. Then too, the pump was on the right side of the bike and I had dragged the hose around to the left side to fill the tank because the bike was leaning to that side. Between trying to keep the billows pulled back and fighting the nozzle which was being pulled upward by the heavy hose, it was tough to keep it vertical. I wouldn't be at all surprised that I managed to whack the plunger with the tip of the pump nozzle while filling the tank, thereby pushing it out of position. Now that makes a lot of sense to me. One more thing to watch out for when filling my tank. Definitely a lesson from the School of Hard Knocks.

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #98

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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #97

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[quote=JohnnyRockett|p35638][quote=Richard230|p35617]
That is a likely explanation. Around here we have smog pumps that need to have their rubber billows pulled back hard (some pumps hard and some really hard) to allow the fuel to flow. Then too, the pump was on the right side of the bike and I had dragged the hose around to the left side to fill the tank because the bike was leaning to that side. Between trying to keep the billows pulled back and fighting the nozzle which was being pulled upward by the heavy hose, it was tough to keep it vertical. I wouldn't be at all surprised that I managed to whack the plunger with the tip of the pump nozzle while filling the tank, thereby pushing it out of position. Now that makes a lot of sense to me. One more thing to watch out for when filling my tank. Definitely a lesson from the School of Hard Knocks.

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Those vapor recovery pumps are a pain in the ass because you can't see what you're doing.
Five or six years ago I started to carry a little flat plastic tool in my tank bag to hold the rubber boot back when fueling the bikes.
I'm glade I bought the tool because I have not seen one of those pumps since I bought it :)


https://youtu.be/3Ph_CUbnHVQ

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I just use my fingers to pull back the vapor guard.

Richard, I am glad you got it fixed! I was going to suggest I bring my '16 over to you for comparison but it is at BMW Concord getting my auxiliary lights on as an early Christmas present.

Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #99

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https://youtu.be/3Ph_CUbnHVQ

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #101

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #99

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https://youtu.be/3Ph_CUbnHVQ

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Pretty rare outside of large metro areas.

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Yes, this makes sense. Something similar happened to me in California (the rubber billows on the gas dispenser seem extra long in CA) a couple of years ago. After lots of swearing and resisting the temptation to swing at the gas cap with a hammer, I tried brain instead of brawn and pushed the tab back with a key. The gas pumps in IL seem to have abbreviated versions of these billows so it isn't a problem here. Merry Christmas all- 18F here so the bike's stashed away.

The GAS CARD from Aerostich https://www.aerostich.com/gascard.html?___SID=U

Zitat von Mark im Beitrag #104

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The GAS CARD from Aerostich https://www.aerostich.com/gascard.html?___SID=U

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