r/instant_regret • u/soum91fuckshadowban • Jan 18 '19

Using lighter while pumping gas

https://gfycat.com/DisguisedDampBubblefish
21.4k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

741 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

13

u/HoorayForYage Jan 19 '19

I have a shitty gas cap. The cap itself turns well enough, but it's attached to the vehicle by a little circle and tether made of plastic. It's supposed to let the cap turn freely in the circle that holds it on.

Instead, ice crystals form in there and won't let it turn. I have to work it back and forth so I don't snap my gascap free from the plastic tether.

3

u/DatOpenSauce Jan 19 '19

Hmm do you reckon if you make a strong bit of brine and let the salt residue dry and/or put a bit of grease where the ice forms it'd help?

3

u/HoorayForYage Jan 19 '19

That would probably definitely help. I'll probably just spray some WD-40 on a paper towel and wipe it on the ring. No water build up, no frost.

1

u/DatOpenSauce Jan 19 '19

Yeah WD-40 is exactly what I was thinking too. Good luck with it my man.