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I had the same problem at the Tri-City airport in Iowa last year when flying cross country (Nashville to Minneapolis). Took over 3 hours of fiddling with it, but I did get it off. It did end up bending the tang a little, but I was able to bend it back. I also needed a new gasket because of it. Now I am in the habit of always telling the linemen that I'll put the cap back on. Sometime in the future, I plan to paint a green line on the cap and wing to help them orientate things should they refuel my plane without me around. - Jason -----Original Message----- From: Andy Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 7:45 PM To: 'Ercoupe Technical Discussion (moderated)' Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] Backward Fuel Cap Removal ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- I turned my back on an FBO lineman at Poteau Oklahoma who was fueling my coupe on the return leg from Terrell. I had removed the caps and had every intention of re-installing them myself. In an instant, he got his hands on one fuel cap and managed to install it backwards. My fuel caps are in good shape with a good sturdy long tang and a good sturdy short tang. I also have new gaskets on the caps so there is no excess slack. These caps are the bent wire cork float style. Coupe is S/N 932. I have been unable to remove the backwards cap. It is impossible to rotate the cap far enough to align the cap tangs with the proper slot. I need to get the small tang through the large slot and on top of the filler neck so I can rotate the cap. I haven't been able to make that happen. I am willing to sacrifice the cap, but am afraid to put the required pressure on it for fear of damaging the filler neck. Has anyone encountered this problem and successfully recovered? If so, how? Andy Anderson '46 415-D N93609 ============================================================================ == To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
