TheSamba.com :: View topic - is THIS the correct gas cap for a 67 T1??

Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:46 pm

trying to make sure I get the correct gas cap for my 67 T1- is this it??
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...amp;ih=013

Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:51 pm

Mine was not so shiny, and had ribs like a quarter coin along the sides, but was that style.

When the gasket leaked, I could not buy this style form the dealer--they had been recalled and a newer, more secure (but larger and uglier) style was all VW could sell.

Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:03 pm

i think thats what I have-in fact I have two-they were with the car when purchased-they look identicle but one has a tiny vw with a tiny circle around it-very ugly-they must be replacements... :cry: i have not been able to find the one you describe but have been looking

Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:05 pm

wait a minute - is this it??
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Gas-Cap-1961-to-196....m20.l1116

or it it this one http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VOLKSWAGEN-VW-TYPE-....m14.l1318

Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:17 pm

codycat wrote: wait a minute - is this it??
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Gas-Cap-1961-to-196....m20.l1116

This is more like the one I remember, on my '65 and '67. Mine was not painted, it was a galv finish.

Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:38 pm

Yes, this is the correct style.

The one in the first link looks like it may be proper, but need to see the underside. The one in the first link appears to have been buffed to a shiny finish. They shouldnt be shiny or painted.

Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:45 pm

THANKS 67 FLORIDA - I should have known you would know the answer-lol

Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:47 pm

UNFORTUNATELU the one you chose -HAS BEEN REPAINTED !! :cry: :shock:

therefore-what about this one??
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...amp;ih=005
it does not show the underside however and i am not sure about the dimensions

Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:55 pm

codycat wrote: UNFORTUNATELU the one you chose -HAS BEEN REPAINTED !! :cry: :shock:

Painted - not repainted. They were not painted to begin with. Someone just tried to "pretty" it up by painting it (like the other guy who buffed it shiny). Paint can be removed and the shiny will dull from oxidation. If the underside of the shiny one looks like the underside of the painted one, then either will work. Just get a new cork gasket :wink:

Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:58 pm

thanks for the correction - BTW - could you take a look at this and tell me if this is what it should look like??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...amp;ih=005

Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:58 pm

codycat wrote:

therefore-what about this one??
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...amp;ih=005

No. That's an older style. It won't fit.

Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:02 pm

is this the shiny one you made rerefence to??there is a phot of the underbelly within the listing - it looks the same-[logo andyway underneith] but does not show the 'lips' just the center

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...amp;ih=013

if so - it is good to purchase or would you wait for another?

Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:09 pm

codycat wrote: is this the shiny one you made rerefence to??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...amp;ih=013

if so - it is good to purchase or would you wait for another?

Yes. It helps when you post the photo. It saves time and everyone else can see what you're referring to. This should be correct style, but like I said, it's just been buffed to a shiny fininsh. It will dull and oxidize over time, then it will look like it should

Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:17 pm

sorry :oops:

Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:22 pm

this should help you

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=294432&highlight=gas

Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:28 pm

THANKS :lol:

Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:07 pm

Mine looked like this not too long ago (picture from the other thread)

but is was darker due to more surface rust. Apparently these were not stainless steel, and over time would rust up pretty bad.

I tried a trick that seemed to work. I took the cap off, and in a small bowl soaked it in white vinegar for two weeks..you could see the vinegar turn brown from eating the rust.

Then I took it out, dried it off, and rubbed it real good with some fine steel wool, and presto it looks new with a dull shine to it...like new steel. These caps were not painted originally and the best thing to do is to do some surface rust treatment on them to bring them back.

Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:21 pm

Interesting... I didnt know that vinegar ate rust. I just use Naval Jelly for surface rust and it works very quickly.

Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:53 am

if I were to buy the 'painted' cap - how would you suggest i remove the paint?

Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:55 am

codycat wrote: if I were to buy the 'painted' cap - how would you suggest i remove the paint?

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