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Ian NZ · 11-24-2016, 09:10 PM

I have a friend with a Ford locking gas cap with a small flip lid with Ford written on it, and when you lift the lid there is some numbers stamped on the top of part where you place the the key in, would that number apply to the key number as he has lost the keys for this cap. It has nothing written on the plate underneath held on by four screws would this be a Bob Drake cap or a earlier one and do all of these type of caps have these numbers stamped on them.

fordor41 · 11-24-2016, 10:49 PM

try a locksmith. he may be able to make a key or take it apart and see if there is a name on any of the parts

Brian · 11-25-2016, 04:09 AM

That cap could be the one I lost on an Auckland motorway years ago, when I drove off after fixing a fuel blockage without affixing the cap!! lol. It was a Drake repop, and never did lock, that is, I could lock it and still remove it! I went back and looked and looked, never found it. And no....I no longer have the keys.

funrunr · 11-25-2016, 08:38 AM

My car came with a cap and no key. I have a small collection of keys and went through each one that fit the opening. Insert the key and bump, bounce, wiggle the key without bending or breaking it. This worked for me and I still use the cap. Chances are you will find one that unlocks it. These are not sophisticated locks. Good luck.

V12Bill · 11-25-2016, 11:20 AM

Bought a Drake locking gas cap at a garage sale for $2. Cost $18 to have a key made.

TJ · 11-25-2016, 11:40 AM

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I believe those locks use a Briggs and Stratton key and lock mechanism. Take it to a lock smith and let him look at those numbers on the cap.

Graeme / New Zealand · 11-25-2016, 12:56 PM

Ian just take it to a locksmith and they would do you a key. My 48 boot lid lock had no key. Took it to Armstrongs and they made one.

GB

Ian NZ · 11-25-2016, 05:07 PM

What does this number under the flip lid of this locking cap mean.

GaryU. · 11-25-2016, 05:48 PM

One I have has no number on lock. To remove it from cap to get a key made compress the spring loaded tab and slide out past the flip lid. Took a little back and forth but did slide out eventually. Now I guess I should get a key made.

Jack E/NJ · 11-25-2016, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Ian NZ

What does this number under the flip lid of this locking cap mean.

Looks like a "best if used by 2005". If in doubt, throw it out. 8^) Jack E/NJ

47COE · 11-25-2016, 06:17 PM

My Bob Drake gas caps say Bob Drake on the under side. No numbers on the top under the flap. The key code is a 4 digit number. It appears on the box from Drake and is also stamped onto the key. But nowhere on the gas cap.

I needed two gas caps for my trucks and when I ordered from Drake the guy taking the order rummaged through their stock looking at the key codes on the outside of the boxes until he found two with the same key code.

The cap you have is probably not a Drake cap. That 4 digit number is quite likely the key code though. It probably means something to a locksmith.

11-24-2016, 10:49 PM	#2
fordor41 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: elmira,ny Posts: 1,527	Re: Lost key of Ford Locking gas cap try a locksmith. he may be able to make a key or take it apart and see if there is a name on any of the parts

11-25-2016, 04:09 AM	#3
Brian Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Masterton, New Zealand Posts: 3,859	Re: Lost key of Ford Locking gas cap That cap could be the one I lost on an Auckland motorway years ago, when I drove off after fixing a fuel blockage without affixing the cap!! lol. It was a Drake repop, and never did lock, that is, I could lock it and still remove it! I went back and looked and looked, never found it. And no....I no longer have the keys. __________________ Unfortunately, two half wits don't make a whole wit!

11-25-2016, 08:38 AM	#4
funrunr Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Belleville,MI Posts: 1,435	Re: Lost key of Ford Locking gas cap My car came with a cap and no key. I have a small collection of keys and went through each one that fit the opening. Insert the key and bump, bounce, wiggle the key without bending or breaking it. This worked for me and I still use the cap. Chances are you will find one that unlocks it. These are not sophisticated locks. Good luck. __________________ Thank God this is only a hobby!

11-25-2016, 11:20 AM	#5
V12Bill Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mt. Holly,NJ Posts: 1,822	Re: Lost key of Ford Locking gas cap Bought a Drake locking gas cap at a garage sale for $2. Cost $18 to have a key made.

11-25-2016, 11:40 AM	#6
TJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Napa,California Posts: 6,097	Re: Lost key of Ford Locking gas cap Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I believe those locks use a Briggs and Stratton key and lock mechanism. Take it to a lock smith and let him look at those numbers on the cap.

11-25-2016, 12:56 PM	#7
Graeme / New Zealand Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lower Hutt , New Zealand Posts: 2,127	Re: Lost key of Ford Locking gas cap Ian just take it to a locksmith and they would do you a key. My 48 boot lid lock had no key. Took it to Armstrongs and they made one. GB __________________ "you can't make honey out of dog sh*t" "You're a long time looking at the lid"

11-25-2016, 05:48 PM	#9
GaryU. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Beaver Dam, Wisconsin Posts: 821	Re: Lost key of Ford Locking gas cap One I have has no number on lock. To remove it from cap to get a key made compress the spring loaded tab and slide out past the flip lid. Took a little back and forth but did slide out eventually. Now I guess I should get a key made.

11-25-2016, 06:17 PM	#11
47COE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Oregon Posts: 220	Re: Lost key of Ford Locking gas cap My Bob Drake gas caps say Bob Drake on the under side. No numbers on the top under the flap. The key code is a 4 digit number. It appears on the box from Drake and is also stamped onto the key. But nowhere on the gas cap. I needed two gas caps for my trucks and when I ordered from Drake the guy taking the order rummaged through their stock looking at the key codes on the outside of the boxes until he found two with the same key code. The cap you have is probably not a Drake cap. That 4 digit number is quite likely the key code though. It probably means something to a locksmith.