gas cap closure

[vxcp]

When locked my gas cap still opens up a bit.



Is there a piece installed incorrectly or missing to keep it closed?

[tom4bren]

When locked my gas cap still opens up a bit.



Is there a piece installed incorrectly or missing to keep it closed?

IIRC, you can fix that by just bending the metal tab towards the locking mechanism. I bent mine one time when I was removing the rear cladding and it ended up doing that same thing. You don't have to disassemble anything, just open the fuel door and you'll see the tab that you need to bend.

[vxcp]

Found the tab and bent it back but think I'm missing something. The fuel door is now close to remaining closed but I don't think the tab will reach any further -- also if the tab were any longer it wouldn't fit through the circular opening.

Here is the tab now



Here are some clips I found near the gas cap



Thoughts? Pictures of what its supposed to look like?

Thanks.

[deermagnet]

I think you're missing a part on the inside. It's the one part that's hard to put back on, so someone may have not bothered with it. It's the L bracket mentioned in the first post here.

The black tab that moves with the key is curved on the end, but it goes straight out at 90° to the key to catch on the part that may be missing.

The lock cylinder and the black tab extend about 1" inside the ring. The part you need is attached on the back side of the ring and goes back about 1" to allow the black tab to catch on it after the key is turned to the lock position. Without that part on the inside of the ring, the black tab has nothing to catch on except for the inside of the ring. Without that 1" part, the black tab has to be bent way toward the key, like in your photo. It probably can't be bent far enough to touch the back of the ring when closed.

I hope I explained that right. You need that small 1" silver part on the inside of the ring to make it work right.

I think you could easily make that L bracket part yourself if you knew exactly what you needed.

Edit: I just found the part numbers for what you apparently need. Call an Isuzu parts dealer to see if they can be ordered.
Fuel filler lock hook- # 8-97164-850-1
Hook nut- #8-97068-819-0

Mark

[deermagnet]

I just went out in the rain and took a quick pic of mine. It's a little rusty.



If that part is installed correctly, then nothing needs to be bent.

Mark