In a message dated 2/8/02 8:59:28 PM, r2d2@ISLANDNET.COM writes:

<< The lock on my gas cap doesn't . . .   . . . What have others on the
list in this situation? >>

The wafers of the lock have frozen and/or worn grooves in the tumbler
housing.  Take apart the lock and clean its innards of all crud and
corrosion.  Use care as the wafer springs are one level above wristwatch
scale.  When all has been cleaned and put into so semblance of order,
lubricate the parts with graphite.  Try to get the keyway cover to close as
tightly as you can.  If some of the wafer springs have rusted into oblivion,
just spare their location and run with a lock with fewer wafers.  I won't
tell any gas thieves that your security has been compromised.

Rich