Need help removing locked gas cap

 

To store my Harley over the winter I recently bought a '79 Ford
Econoline camper van. It's well insulated and I can put in a small
electric heat source to drive off moisture in the winter.

Problem is it has no keys. I managed to get the ignition key
duplicated (by taking the ignition lock to a locksmith), but
I can't remove the locked gas cap.

Should I:

(1) try and drill out the lock, risking an explosion

(2) use a crowbar to pry it out, bending the van's body and
risking an explosion

(3) get a mobile locksmith to come around (costing over $100)

(4) ....?

Any help appreciated
TIA, Sean_Q_

 

If you bought a van that didn't come with keys, I'd be thinking
five-finger discount.


Sean_Q_ wrote:

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David T. Johnson wrote:


I have the reg papers, etc but the keys got misplaced.

SQ

 




If you needed, and obtained, an ignition key, that would imply that it runs.
So drive it to a locksmith.  Am I missing something?
OR
If the lock is on a door covering the actual gas cap, drill it out.

 

Who Me? wrote:


To spare you tedious details about out-of-province registration and
a lot of DMV red tape to get it on the road the bottom line is that
I'm keeping it at the blueberry farm. It's basically a self-propelled
waterproof metal box that I want to stash my bike in over the winter.


It's on the actual filler neck. However, a refrigeration guy told me
that the tank and neck has no air (ie no oxygen) because it's all been
replaced by gas vapour.

The parts guy at a bike store said he had the same problem and just
hammered a screwdriver into the lock and turned it. The brute force
approach, and there was no explosion.

SQ