mymach5
GT Owner
I live in Melbourne Fl and have repaired my little flapper. If anybody wants to come by my house with their car to have me "help" them fix it I am happy to do so. It will cost you a bottle of Woodford.
May I have the part# for the f150 partAs most of us are aware, a common problem is the fuel filler door (round flapper door that opens) will break. When this happens the filler door breaks in the open position. Then the car will not start. Only solution is to purchase another complete fuel filler assembly from Ford.
So I took the opportunity to come up with a solution while my car is completely apart. I purchased a 2009 Ford F-150 fuel filler assembly to see if it would work. And it did! It worked perfectly!!
Please note that this is not a quick fix. I would like to share all that I have learnt in the process.
Original Ford GT fuel filler before modification.
Ford GT fuel filler assembly and 2009 Ford F-150 fuel filler assembly before work began.
Ford GT fuel filler door removal. Assembly was glued in and therfore needed to come out in pieces.
Have you tried specialty o ring places like theoringstore.com, captainoring.com, and alloring.com. I needed some for my pool but can't remember the place right now but will check 8n the morningI'm doing one now. The lock tab that holds the flap and hinge in place is weak and let it fall out. This is no big deal to resolve. Problem is that the O ring has a cut in it. Has anybody found a replacement O ring? It's not a typical ring. The ID is flat and thin to fit in a receiver groove in the flap leaving a typical O ring shape exposed to seal it.
Same ring, top and bottom pics of it.I am confused. I see two different rubber sealing rings. Did you find a suitable replacement or is that a second rubber ring?
Yes! Especially because they are likely to be unobtainium when you need one ....Probably - when someone needs it. But until then? I guess your question is - will anyone pay $170 to have one on hand?