Anyone recognize this fuel cap?

[Bob Chilcoat]

Found on the golf course behind my house (NJ near SMQ).

http://www.geocities.com/viewptmd/P1010001.JPG
http://www.geocities.com/viewptmd/P1010002.JPG

I thought it was probably from a Cessna, but having looked on Ebay, I'm not
sure. Anyone recognize it? What aircraft? I hope he got where he was
going.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

[Paul Tomblin]

In a previous article, "Bob Chilcoat" > said:
>Found on the golf course behind my house (NJ near SMQ).
>
>http://www.geocities.com/viewptmd/P1010001.JPG
>http://www.geocities.com/viewptmd/P1010002.JPG
>
>I thought it was probably from a Cessna, but having looked on Ebay, I'm not
>sure. Anyone recognize it? What aircraft? I hope he got where he was
>going.

Our Cherokees have very similar caps. One time when I was a student
pilot, I went out to the flight line to find the trainer had duct tape
over the filler hole on one tank - somebody had lost the cap, and flown
home with this improvised job, and then not let the flying club know.

I remember that even though it looks like the same cap you could buy for
an old Ford tractor for $4, it cost over $80.

Speaking of tractors, maybe you should check to see if the golf course's
riding mowers use those sort of caps?

--
Paul Tomblin > http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
If you refer to a woman as any form of waterborne African mammal then a quick
death is absolutely the *best* thing that could happen to you next.
-- Adi

[Bob Chilcoat]

It's almost certainly not a Cherokee cap, since it doesn't have the vent
valve, and is quite different from any Cherokee cap I've seen (including the
ones on our Archer). I don't believe it's from a tractor, since it's made
of aluminum.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)


"Paul Tomblin" > wrote in message
...
> In a previous article, "Bob Chilcoat" > said:
>>Found on the golf course behind my house (NJ near SMQ).
>>
>>http://www.geocities.com/viewptmd/P1010001.JPG
>>http://www.geocities.com/viewptmd/P1010002.JPG
>>
>>I thought it was probably from a Cessna, but having looked on Ebay, I'm
>>not
>>sure. Anyone recognize it? What aircraft? I hope he got where he was
>>going.
>
> Our Cherokees have very similar caps. One time when I was a student
> pilot, I went out to the flight line to find the trainer had duct tape
> over the filler hole on one tank - somebody had lost the cap, and flown
> home with this improvised job, and then not let the flying club know.
>
> I remember that even though it looks like the same cap you could buy for
> an old Ford tractor for $4, it cost over $80.
>
> Speaking of tractors, maybe you should check to see if the golf course's
> riding mowers use those sort of caps?
>
> --
> Paul Tomblin > http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
> If you refer to a woman as any form of waterborne African mammal then a
> quick
> death is absolutely the *best* thing that could happen to you next.
> -- Adi

[Peter Dohm]

I'm betting on the mower--mostly because one of the retaining lugs apears to
be bent. Aluminum is rust resistant and inexpensive to fabricate; and small
things, such as ispection covers, can fall on grass from a considerable
height without damage.

Peter

"Bob Chilcoat" > wrote in message
...
> It's almost certainly not a Cherokee cap, since it doesn't have the vent
> valve, and is quite different from any Cherokee cap I've seen (including
the
> ones on our Archer). I don't believe it's from a tractor, since it's made
> of aluminum.
>
> --
> Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)
>
>
> "Paul Tomblin" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In a previous article, "Bob Chilcoat" >
said:
> >>Found on the golf course behind my house (NJ near SMQ).
> >>
> >>http://www.geocities.com/viewptmd/P1010001.JPG
> >>http://www.geocities.com/viewptmd/P1010002.JPG
> >>
> >>I thought it was probably from a Cessna, but having looked on Ebay, I'm
> >>not
> >>sure. Anyone recognize it? What aircraft? I hope he got where he was
> >>going.
> >
> > Our Cherokees have very similar caps. One time when I was a student
> > pilot, I went out to the flight line to find the trainer had duct tape
> > over the filler hole on one tank - somebody had lost the cap, and flown
> > home with this improvised job, and then not let the flying club know.
> >
> > I remember that even though it looks like the same cap you could buy for
> > an old Ford tractor for $4, it cost over $80.
> >
> > Speaking of tractors, maybe you should check to see if the golf course's
> > riding mowers use those sort of caps?
> >
> > --
> > Paul Tomblin > http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
> > If you refer to a woman as any form of waterborne African mammal then a
> > quick
> > death is absolutely the *best* thing that could happen to you next.
> > -- Adi
>
>

[Stealth Pilot]

On Tue, 6 Jun 2006 13:17:56 +0000 (UTC),
(Paul Tomblin) wrote:

>In a previous article, "Bob Chilcoat" > said:
>>Found on the golf course behind my house (NJ near SMQ).
>>
>>http://www.geocities.com/viewptmd/P1010001.JPG
>>http://www.geocities.com/viewptmd/P1010002.JPG
>>
>>I thought it was probably from a Cessna, but having looked on Ebay, I'm not
>>sure. Anyone recognize it? What aircraft? I hope he got where he was
>>going.
>
>Our Cherokees have very similar caps. One time when I was a student
>pilot, I went out to the flight line to find the trainer had duct tape
>over the filler hole on one tank - somebody had lost the cap, and flown
>home with this improvised job, and then not let the flying club know.
>
>I remember that even though it looks like the same cap you could buy for
>an old Ford tractor for $4, it cost over $80.
>
>Speaking of tractors, maybe you should check to see if the golf course's
>riding mowers use those sort of caps?

I know of a Cessna 150 with identical caps.
also for the aerodynamics purists the knob sits across the airflow.
:-)

Stealth Pilot

[mhorowit]

Bob Chilcoat wrote:
> Found on the golf course behind my house (NJ near SMQ).
>
> http://www.geocities.com/viewptmd/P1010001.JPG
> http://www.geocities.com/viewptmd/P1010002.JPG
>
> I thought it was probably from a Cessna, but having looked on Ebay, I'm not
> sure. Anyone recognize it? What aircraft? I hope he got where he was
> going.
>
> --
> Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

Could be a Ford Anglica.
Are you a Harry Potter fan by chance? :)

[Tri-Pacer]

">> I thought it was probably from a Cessna, but having looked on Ebay, I'm
not
> sure. Anyone recognize it? What aircraft? I hope he got where he was
> going.
>


Looks like the one on my Tri-Pacer. I'll look closely when I get to my
hangar later today.

Paul
N1431A

[Michael]

Tri-Pacer wrote:
> Looks like the one on my Tri-Pacer. I'll look closely when I get to my
> hangar later today.

Indeed it looks like the official PMA'd replacement fuel cap for the
TriPacer (the kind you get from Univair for $70+).

Michael

[Michael]

It's the official PMA'd fuel cap for a TriPacer (and maybe other
Pipers). I recall it's a little over $70.

Micheal

Bob Chilcoat wrote:
> Found on the golf course behind my house (NJ near SMQ).
>
> http://www.geocities.com/viewptmd/P1010001.JPG
> http://www.geocities.com/viewptmd/P1010002.JPG
>
> I thought it was probably from a Cessna, but having looked on Ebay, I'm not
> sure. Anyone recognize it? What aircraft? I hope he got where he was
> going.
>
> --
> Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)