Fuel cap repair made easy

1986 Views 12 Replies 10 Participants Last post by Wfburton159, Oct 1, 2010

Btackett

Discussion Starter · Sep 28, 2010

My dome glass was missing off the fuel cap/gauge and I hated to spend $20+ on a new one so I bought my daughter and .50 necklace from the Kmart toy machine and used the plastic dome with some hot glue to make another dome and it fit perfect. I just cut it with scissors, drilled a air vent hole, cleaned all the broken plastic out around the cap and hot glued it. Works pretty good to keep stuff out of the tank.

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PA318Guy

· #2 · Sep 28, 2010

Very nice improvisation!

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SWIGIN

· #3 · Sep 28, 2010

Looks like that will do the trick!

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joedude

· #4 · Sep 29, 2010

And the best part about it is that your daughter now loves your tractor too!

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moondawg

· #5 · Sep 29, 2010

I hope I'm wrong, but I predict that the gas fumes/sunlight will cloud the plastic in short order.

From a fit/finish/ingenuity perspective however, great work!

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SonnyT

· #6 · Sep 29, 2010

Very inventive! :fing32: Keep us informed how well it lasts.:trink39:

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MikeXcr600

· #7 · Sep 29, 2010

Great Idea, so great I tried it,

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joedude

· #8 · Sep 29, 2010

moondawg said:
I hope I'm wrong, but I predict that the gas fumes/sunlight will cloud the plastic in short order.

That's a good point. That plastic is much thinner and I'm sure its a different blend than the original dome that was meant for that application. But then again, if it was better suited for the task, maybe it wouldn't have broken in the first place!

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Btackett

Discussion Starter · #9 · Sep 29, 2010

Looks good! I don't know how long it will last but if it goes for 2yrs before clouding up then I spend another .50 and 10 min time. Still better than $20+ for a new one when the fuel gauge works like it is.

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joedude

· #10 · Sep 29, 2010

Btackett said:
Looks good! I don't know how long it will last but if it goes for 2yrs before clouding up then I spend another .50 and 10 min time. Still better than $20+ for a new one when the fuel gauge works like it is.

Amen to that!:thThumbsU

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oldtimer

· #11 · Sep 29, 2010

Great thinking ! :thThumbsU

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KATT

· #12 · Sep 29, 2010

:ditto:

oldtimer said:
Great thinking ! :thThumbsU

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Wfburton159

· #13 · Oct 1, 2010

I did the same thing to mine. It lasted for about a week using the tractor every day while i was working on the yard. I used thick plastic too. It is still intact and vents and keeps dirt out, but you cant see through it anymore.

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