Just in case you are on empty...........
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Thieves are using new tactics to get their hands on something that has become a much more valuable commodity: gasoline.
Foiled by locking gas caps and service station policies that make it tougher to drive off without paying, gas rustlers are now drilling holes to drain the larger fuel tanks on trucks. In the Columbus suburb of Westerville, police say it happened 14 times last month.
Also last month, Columbus police say a few businesses reported trucks that went to "empty" through another maneuver: fuel lines on the vehicles were cut, apparently with hacksaws.
Police say there have been no further reports this month, as gas prices have been coming down.
Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com
Foiled by locking gas caps and service station policies that make it tougher to drive off without paying, gas rustlers are now drilling holes to drain the larger fuel tanks on trucks. In the Columbus suburb of Westerville, police say it happened 14 times last month.
Also last month, Columbus police say a few businesses reported trucks that went to "empty" through another maneuver: fuel lines on the vehicles were cut, apparently with hacksaws.
Police say there have been no further reports this month, as gas prices have been coming down.
Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com
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Just wait till they try using grinders and portable band saws......[}:)][:p][8D] 0 -
Son Mark told me someone siphoned his tank while he was asleep in the car. Now he only puts in a gallon at a time, and has taken to sleeping at a mission. 0 -
Check your Dodge trucks - last ones I worked on, the fill tube entered the tank on the bottom at the side. It was connected to the tank with a rubber hose. All you had to do was cut the rubber hose with a pocket knife and you could drain the tank.
Thanks---Peabo0
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