Well my gas door apparently broke on me ,no longer closes without the help of electrical tape lol ,i was all ready to order a black billet one but i thought i would try and fix mine first ,thought it wouldnt hurt tryin . So i got the gas door off (4 clips and 3 screws ) i noticed the white arm was twisted to were it shouldnt be so i twisted it back with some plyers the door snapped shut and stayed there until i opened it again where it made a snap noise . So i decided to cut apart the box that surrounds the arm of the door ,i actually didnt cut it apart but pryed the back of the box off ,now i could see the little tab that was broken that would keep the door and white arm in place together ,so all i did was glue the white arm with jb weld to were it should be so the door opens properly ,and then jb welded the back of the box together .I did take off the spring so the jb could dry without being under tension ,then replaced it after the jb was dry ,i have filled up acouple times and it seems like its fixed but only time will tell. Just thought i would let u guys know since there is prob acouple other guys with this prob

 

I don't understand the logic of a plastic gas door. I should try to have one machined out of aluminum and have it painted body color and make like a magnetic closure.

 

Weight and cost. All the manufacturers are looking for cost savings and fleet mileage standards. So you'll see cost cutting things everywhere; make enough small incremental changes and it all adds up. Some aren't a big deal, some are. We had a Yukon and the engineering of it included about 1/3 less bolts on the intake manifold than the previous generation. Of course they were prone to leaking and the repair was $500+.

 

Holy run-on sentence batman!

Congrats on the fix. At least I think that's what I read!

 

Magnetic closure won't help much on aluminum, unless you attach the magnet to the aluminum piece.

 

I have velcro on mine to keep it shut. Works great!

 

Did you put the Velcro around the inside rim of the door or some other method?

 

I know. I was going to get one for it.

 

With emphasis on "cost"

 

With "cost" directly cutting "quality"...

I wouldn't mind having one of Ford's accountants do some of my book keeping... I will probably eat PB&J for my three course meal, not have a vehicle, but own a unicycle because a bike with two wheels has just one too many wheels thus costing more.

 

It's actually better than it was. My '97 had a nice stout metal gas flap. Had a plastic inlet for putting gas in. Eventually, the plastic broke at the 6 o'clock position from the heavy pump nozzle. Then, the truck started outputting codes for evap. control system leak back failure. I started looking around at gas stations and tons of 'em were broken. The fix? Put in another plastic filler opening for about $125 if you did it yourself. At least now I have a metal inlet. Plastic flap? I can live with it.

 

fixed just for u haha

 

Inside rim of door.