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Old 07-07-2023, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob Roy's Revenge
There is a thin tube on the inside of the filler neck, sometimes the tube can be bent outwards towards the inner wall of the filler neck and it can foul the inside of the filler caps wall. If that is the case, bend the tube slightly inwards to avoid it from fouling the inner wall of the filler cap.

That happened to my Iron 883's filler neck, I bent the tube in slightly and I haven't had a problem installing the filler cap since.
thanks for info.. it is perfectly straight..

 
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Gas caps are cheap, I'd try a new one. I have four or five sitting around my house, I just like to change every now and then. Some of them don't work right, others do.
 
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I got one of these years ago because mine rattled, works great, looks cool and it’s tamper proof.
 
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Originally Posted by HOTLAP

I got one of these years ago because mine rattled, works great, looks cool and it’s tamper proof.
Are those gas caps available in black?
 
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Old 07-09-2023, 09:42 AM
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There was a re-call on my 2010 Nightster years ago.
 
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