I've owned four T3s, and they all used the ignition key for the gas cap

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> On Jun 20, 2014, at 7:25 AM, Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> I have an 87 as well but was told it shouldn't.. I don't know how it should
> or shouldn't work.
>> On Jun 20, 2014 9:24 AM, "Marc Perdue" <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Huh. That's the way mine works for my '87. Which other key would you use?
>>
>> Marc
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 10:17 AM, Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I went to a VW show and shine get together here in Houston this past
>>> weekend and actually met Steve.. He's located here in the area and I
>> didn't
>>> know of him or what he did etc until he told me. I'm very new to the VW
>>> scene.. hehe.
>>>
>>> Anyways he asks me about my keys and I show him the original key on my
>> key
>>> ring and explain that it opens all of the doors, hatch and gas cap. He
>>> says... uh its not suppose to open the gas cap.
>>>
>>> doh!
>>>
>>> I stuck my key in the cap turned it and it unlocked and came off. Steve
>>> said, yea... its not supposed to work that way. hehe. I thought it was
>>> supposed to. I figured thats how they worked and that everyones key
>> opened
>>> their own gas cap.
>>>
>>> guess not.
>>>
>>> Abel
>>> www.DasMotoClub.com
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 9:05 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> ---- Rob <vwrobb@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>>> At  6/19/2014 10:28 PM, Don Hanson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> .
>>>>>> Here's a unique and amusing gas station thing...In Oregon they have
>> a
>>>> law
>>>>>> that prohibits you from pumping your own gasoline...so when you get
>>> gas
>>>>>> there you hand the gas jockey your key and your credit card or cash
>>> and
>>>> sit
>>>>>> there while he/she pumps it,...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Once I was getting gas in Oregon, I've handed her my key, card & I'm
>>>>> waiting. It's been too long, I get out & go around to see her
>>>>> twisting the key in the lock. The lock was not moving, just the
>>>>> key.... It didn't break.
>>>>> I hate buying gas in Oregon, one bad experience <g>.
>>>>>
>>>>> Rob
>>>>> vwrobb@gmail.com
>>>>
>>>> Whenever in Oregon I always open and close the gas cap myself.  No
>>>> attendant has ever refused to allow that.  I also ran into self service
>>> in
>>>> Oregon, though I was not allowed to use it.  There was (at least in
>>> 2012) a
>>>> chain of stations where members of the public could pay a small amount
>> of
>>>> money to buy a "share" of the company.  Then they were allowed to fill
>>>> their own tanks at those stations.  In fact, there wasn't even an
>>> employee
>>>> present at the station.  The pump was unlocked with a code.  I don't
>> know
>>>> if these stations are still operating.
>>>> --
>>>> David McNeely
>>