Stolen fuel

[WCD]

Anyone had fuel siphoned from their truck yet?
Someone is stealing fuel from mine. So a locking gas cap is on my to-do list for tomorrow.
The first few times, I thought my gas needle was reading slightly lower than the previous day. But I wrote it off to the summer heat cooking my brain and that I was just imagining it.
But then this morning I noticed my fuel door was ajar. The thief must have gotten sloppy and left it open.
He's only taking maybe a gallon or two at a time, but now I'm on to him.
I might camp outside tonight.....

 

[Vecte]

Anyone had fuel siphoned from their truck yet?
Someone is stealing fuel from mine. So a locking gas cap is on my to-do list for tomorrow.
The first few times, I thought my gas needle was reading slightly lower than the previous day. But I wrote it off to the summer heat cooking my brain and that I was just imagining it.
But then this morning I noticed my fuel door was ajar. The thief must have gotten sloppy and left it open.
He's only taking maybe a gallon or two at a time, but now I'm on to him.
I might camp outside tonight.....

Yea, locking gas caps are fairly cheap and good to have. Pepboys carries the "top of the line" locking gas cap for about $12.

 

[Stevenredx]

That sucks dude... try and find a way to trap him and bust his ass.

 

[jdoggy]

Just piss him off and get a locking cap.........

 

[Slywhitty]

Get a paintball gun!!!! Just dont hit the truck!!

 

[Vecte]

Just piss him off and get a locking cap.........

Be sure to put an index card inside the fuel door that says, "LOL", after you put on the locking cap.

 

[WCD]

Actually I think the parts store is still open.
I'll jet and get one now.
But I'm still camping out. My buddy is a bondsman, so maybe I can borrow his cuffs. :top:

Be sure to put an index card inside the fuel door that says, "LOL", after you put on the locking cap.

Hahaha......that's a good idea!
Or maybe a picture of my middle finger. :smile:

 

[rich017]

Anyone had fuel siphoned from their truck yet?
Someone is stealing fuel from mine. So a locking gas cap is on my to-do list for tomorrow.
The first few times, I thought my gas needle was reading slightly lower than the previous day. But I wrote it off to the summer heat cooking my brain and that I was just imagining it.
But then this morning I noticed my fuel door was ajar. The thief must have gotten sloppy and left it open.
He's only taking maybe a gallon or two at a time, but now I'm on to him.
I might camp outside tonight.....

Get up on your roof and lay there through the night........with a shotgun of course

 

[Figmonkey]

Be sure to put an index card inside the fuel door that says, "LOL", after you put on the locking cap.

Get a paintball gun!!!! Just dont hit the truck!!

Do both get a paintball gun and write "think fast" on the index card and shoot his/her ass:rockon:.

 

[X-Runnin]

damn, all that trouble for 4 bucks worth of gas, I kinda feel sorry for the guy :laugh:

 

[JakeX]

You should hide outside and just trap him and go off on him. :eviltongue: That is a funny idea about the middle finger though.

Ive always wanted to get a locking gas cap to avoid that... Or you could get him busted with the cops or something, get him to pay for all the gas he stole :biggrin:

 

[preXrunner]

damn, all that trouble for 4 bucks worth of gas, I kinda feel sorry for the guy :laugh:

haha.. true story. he's probably gettin high from the fumes :laugh:

 

[x-stealth]

If you are going to leave a note. I would leave on there. " Wow, you look great on camera." This way he knows he got caught. And wont ever come back. If you just lock it. You might have to worry about him/her damaging your truck out of anger. Or maybe even sit in the truck. And when they come up. Start it!!!

 

[WCD]

Well no luck tonight on the cap. Pepboys and Autozone were out of stock. The other places I tried were closed.
Time to break out my sleeping bag....

 

[JakeX]

Well no luck tonight on the cap. Pepboys and Autozone were out of stock. The other places I tried were closed.
Time to break out my sleeping bag....

your gonna do that tonight right? whats your plan since none of us know what your gonna do exactly

 

[WCD]

your gonna do that tonight right?

The only problem is there's a heat wave moving through Cali right now. This is the kind of weather only the devil can sleep in.
I'll leave a note for the guy, but then I'll have to look out for key marks on my paint.

 

[eXuser01]

shoot the bastard lol cheap ass haha

 

[JakeX]

The only problem is there's a heat wave moving through Cali right now. This is the kind of weather only the devil can sleep in.
I'll leave a note for the guy, but then I'll have to look out for key marks on my paint.

Can you not report it to the cops? Thats what i would do but i live in a small town where the cops are bored. :smile:

 

[WCD]

Can you not report it to the cops? Thats what i would do but i live in a small town where the cops are bored. :smile:

I could....but I'm thinking it wouldn't get much priority.
It's more of an annoyance than anything else. If the guy wasn't sloppy with leaving the fuel door open, I might not have caught on.
I'll get my locking cap tomorrow and hopefully be done with this. :rolleyez:
Unless the dude gets greedy and punches a hole in my tank. That would be an act of war.

 

[JakeX]

I could....but I'm thinking it wouldn't get much priority.
It's more of an annoyance than anything else. If the guy wasn't sloppy with leaving the fuel door open, I might not have caught on.
I'll get my locking cap tomorrow and hopefully be done with this. :rolleyez:
Unless the dude gets greedy and punches a hole in my tank. That would be an act of war.

Your right, and that would suck to have someone punch a hole in your tank - what could you do? I guess you could get your insurance to pay for it right? :dontknow:

hehe or you could take it to the stealership and claim that the weather caused a round hole in your gas tank :laugh: