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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Stig / Major Tom on February 19, 2025, 08:25:13 PM
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Last time I ran into this was decades ago with a frozen external locking gas cap on a VW Vanagon.
That time I had to go in and buy a large hot coffee to pour on the cap to thaw it.
(https://i.postimg.cc/tRZ7dpGs/COFFErefeuling.jpg)
Today - fortunately I had a hot coffee in a thermal cup with me - because this grocery fueling island sold NO coffee!
The covering flap - I banged on it to drop the ice - then I find a block of ice surrounding my gas cap!
We've had freezing rain, and 4.5 in. of snow - and temps in the teens for highs....!
The snow squeaks when you walk on it....yeah - that cold.
I barely managed to thaw the cap enough to refuel my Chevy Silvertomato 1500 today.
Bit of a mess - but most of the refueling area was a sheet of ice. Snow not removed, ice not treated.
So...I added a coffee to the salad.
Look at the spike of ice through the flap.
(https://i.postimg.cc/HWPv9MFH/COFFErefeulingcc.jpg)
I had to carefully poor very hot tap water on the door seam to get the door open.
I'm ready for spring!
(https://i.postimg.cc/jdYpVPdT/00s.jpg)
Stig
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Wow Stig, that does look a mess! Spring? Don't get too excited but ours has come early; well, for a few days at least. We've gone from a high of 2C for the last week or so to 13-15C today! If the rain holds off I'll be out on the scooter!
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You're a hardier man than me Stig! I'm 81 years old and my scooter stays in my heated garage until at least 40 degrees. When we have snow and Ice, I ride in my nice, heated Bronco Sport with heated seats and steering wheel.