i bought a new tank from ebay for in case i put a hole in mine while denting it and the dude sent the tank to me with the gas cap on and closed but no key(aka) stolen. how do i get the cap off, ive looked through the fuel pump hole but theres no way to get at the part that locks the cap into the hole. any ideas besides going to a locksmith?

 

hammer and flat-head screw driver!

 

I drill out the locks and turn and open it with a screw driver

 

can u give me some more details on how to do that, what size bit and all?

 

hammer a flat head in to the lock to break the lock and then it turns?

 

Thats what I did with the tank I got off ebay. I used a bit big enough to drill the cylinder out, and then used a screw driver to open it up. I have heard you can just beat a screwdriver into the lock, but I couldnt get that to work.

Something to watch when denting a 636 tank is the splash guard inside the tank though. It will bottom out pretty quick.
edit-nevermind about the splash guard, yours is an 06 and Im not sure what that tank is like

 

Thats why I always cut that splash guard out before you start denting

 

its an 06 tank so wont have any problems with that.

 

I wish thats what I would have done, but I didnt realize it was going to hit the bottom of the tank until it was already there.

 

are you talkingg about the litte bs metal right under the gas cap

 

Nevermind

 

how did u cut that out ?

 

used a dremel with some metal discs. took all of 2 minutes. just pull that part out the bottom and make sure you wash the tank out afterwords

 

thanks i got 3 636 tanks that need to be cut !!!

 

save the gas cap and take it to a lock smith problem solved after market gas caps suck