PA28 gas cap

I just was happy lately to pay $65 for a used $15 part that Cessna
wanted $275.

Frank Van Haste wrote:

Hi.

We had to buy a new fuel tank cap for the Archer (don't ask) and the shop
sez the price on the part (not including painting) is about $177. Can
anybody verify that that's really what the little round guy costs?

Frank

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Try www.asod.com. Also, don't you have the little chain to retain the
gas cap like on my Cessna?

Frank Van Haste wrote:

Hi.

We had to buy a new fuel tank cap for the Archer (don't ask) and the shop
sez the price on the part (not including painting) is about $177. Can
anybody verify that that's really what the little round guy costs?

Frank

"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message ...
In a previous article, "Frank Van Haste" said:
We had to buy a new fuel tank cap for the Archer (don't ask) and the shop
sez the price on the part (not including painting) is about $177. Can
anybody verify that that's really what the little round guy costs?

Yup. $5 for the gas cap, $172 for the TSO number printed on it.

It's most likely not even TSO'd.

Jay Honeck wrote:
: They're not demanding, they're asking. You always have the option of
: taking your business elsewhere if you don't like the price.

: Um, just out of curiosity, where else would you take your business, if not
: the OEMs or the salvage yard?
: --

Exactly. The problem with aircraft stuff is that it doesn't have
the benefit of supply/demand, and everything has legal ramifications.
They can charge whatever they please since they've got you by the short
and curlies, so long as it's less than the even more ridiculous OEM
prices.

FWIW
-Cory

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Everything is subject to the laws of supply and demand. The cost of gas
caps reflects the very limited market, which makes it extremely uneconomical
for a new manufacturer to start up production to compete with the existing
suppliers, hence the high prices.

Mike Schumann

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...
Jay Honeck wrote:
: They're not demanding, they're asking. You always have the option of
: taking your business elsewhere if you don't like the price.

: Um, just out of curiosity, where else would you take your business, if
not
: the OEMs or the salvage yard?
: --

Exactly. The problem with aircraft stuff is that it doesn't have
the benefit of supply/demand, and everything has legal ramifications.
They can charge whatever they please since they've got you by the short
and curlies, so long as it's less than the even more ridiculous OEM
prices.

FWIW
-Cory

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* - learn what you don't know, *
* - teach what you do. *
* (Just my 20 USm$) *
************************************************** ***********************

Mike Schumann wrote:
: Everything is subject to the laws of supply and demand. The cost of gas
: caps reflects the very limited market, which makes it extremely uneconomical
: for a new manufacturer to start up production to compete with the existing
: suppliers, hence the high prices.

: Mike Schumann

Don't forget the legal issues. I'd wager that's a bigger cost for
many, many things airplane. Look at the Facet fuel pumps used all over.
Exactly the same as the one you get at NAPA, but it has a safety-wire hole
drilled in it, and serious legal ramifications if it fails.

-Cory


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The Warrior I fly has a gas cap that's awfully loose when closed! I've
asked the owner about it, and he doesn't seem too concerned.

How did yours come off?

P.S. -- I certainly wouldn't want a "safety wire" around the gascap, in case
it came loose mid-flight!

P.S. - I certainly wouldn't want a
wrote in message
...
Mike Schumann wrote:
: Everything is subject to the laws of supply and demand. The cost of gas
: caps reflects the very limited market, which makes it extremely
uneconomical
: for a new manufacturer to start up production to compete with the
existing
: suppliers, hence the high prices.

: Mike Schumann

Don't forget the legal issues. I'd wager that's a bigger cost for
many, many things airplane. Look at the Facet fuel pumps used all over.
Exactly the same as the one you get at NAPA, but it has a safety-wire hole
drilled in it, and serious legal ramifications if it fails.

-Cory


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* - learn what you don't know, *
* - teach what you do. *
* (Just my 20 USm$) *
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On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 19:07:30 GMT, "Frank Van Haste"
wrote:

Hi.

We had to buy a new fuel tank cap for the Archer (don't ask) and the shop
sez the price on the part (not including painting) is about $177. Can
anybody verify that that's really what the little round guy costs?

Think that's bad? Get a price on the ones used for the Aux tanks on
Bonanzas and a number of other planes. They are the one with the
lever on top, an "O-ring" around the outside, two "O-rings" around the
shaft, and three tabs that stick out when the lever is depressed.

"As I recall" the last price I heard as something like $700, or $800

Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
www.rogerhalstead.com
N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2)

Frank

"Frank Van Haste" wrote in message odigy.com...
"Roy Smith" wrote in message
...

Next time, make sure the cap is secure before you start your takeoff
roll :-)

Umm, it wasn't me but...yeah, right. The involved party is suitably
mortified.

If that's what happened, you may want to check with the airport
administration. They usually save whatever FOD they pick up off the
runway if it looks like an airplane part.

Tell the involved party to feel lucky that you didn't have locking
gas caps. Those babies top $700 (each) brand new.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

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:

Don't forget the legal issues. I'd wager that's a bigger cost
for
many, many things airplane. Look at the Facet fuel pumps used all
over. Exactly the same as the one you get at NAPA, but it has a
safety-wire hole drilled in it, and serious legal ramifications if it
fails.

Many years ago, the plastic upper door cam lock on the rear door of my
Piper Lance broke. It differs from the one on the front door only that the
cam is reversed. The cost for the front part was approximately $2.00; for
the rear was $70.00.

Go figure.

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John Godwin
Silicon Rallye Inc.