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Old 6th November 2006, 20:26   #103 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Charles_Harding View Post
My 'Millie' suffer from the 'Faulty Filler Cap' syndrome on her last fill up.

The lever operates the locking button correctly but the Filler Cap itself remains shut.

To get over the problem of constantly returning to the cabin to pull the lever, I held the lever 'open' with a duster. Then the Cap itself can be easily coaxed open.

Not the permanent solution, but an interim answer to the embarassing problem.

"I changed my headlights the other day. I've installed strobe lights instead. Now when I drive at night, it looks as tho' everyone else is standing still!"

Charles H.
Thanks Charles, I'll be using that.

First the HFT microphone bodge. Now the Fuel filler bodge. Add Honda's pre-fitted tyre gunk bodge and you really wonder whatever happened to Honda's build quality reputation.

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