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Subject:Re: locking gas cap
From:Tom Rowsell
Date:Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:23:14 -0300

...my '86 has a separate gas key, with "A108" etched on it. Ignition key
does not fit...

On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 11:52 AM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com>wrote:

> > FWIW, when I bought my '91 2WD new from the dealer it came
> > with an ignition key, a glovebox key and the short gas cap
> > key. The ignition key does not unlock the gas cap.
>
>
> Interesting. My '87 Westy, with 48k original miles, has the same key for
> the
> ignition and gas cap. So did my '89. However currently available (OEM
> German) replacement 2WD gas caps come with a small key as on your '91.
> Maybe
> VW changed it late in the model's life cycle?
>
> - Ron Salmon
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