Filling Up - Gas Cap

grumble

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How many "clicks" is appropriate when tightening the gas cap?

This is my 2nd 'stang and it's troubled me forever...

 

JKidd

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Jun 5, 2014

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Once you hear a click, it's tightened. Kind of like a torque-ratchet system - once you hear that first click, it's as tight as it is going to get. You can continue to turn it and hear more and more clicks but it doesn't get any tighter.

 

grumble

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Jun 6, 2014

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It was meant to be just a little humor, folks

 

JKidd

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grumble said:

It was meant to be just a little humor, folks

Click to expand...

Sorry - I totally missed it.

 

COramprat

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Jun 14, 2014

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I do 3 clicks just to be sure. I did 4 one day and got worried that I screwed it up so I loosened it and started over. One day I was there 15 minutes trying to get it right.