Gas cap question

[blown motor]

I want the handle of the gas cap to sit horizontal. Can I twist the components of the cap to realign things or will that wreck the cap?

[cuda hunter]

  good question.

[anlauto]

Is that the correct gas cap ?

[blown motor]

Is that the correct gas cap ?

Sort of. Right now the truck has a flip cap on it which is definitely wrong. If I remove the WARNING tag, get it aligned right and paint it body colour it will be right. I'm hoping by scuffing up the chrome I can get primer and paint to stick. Or maybe I'll just leave it chrome. That wouldn't be the only thing on the truck that's not correct.

[Brads70]

I have no idea, but is the filler neck straight? If so maybe its the filler neck that needs to move? 

[anlauto]

Looks like it's riveted, I would try turning it, if you screw it up, it's a pretty cheap cap to replace

[blown motor]

I put a pipe wrench on the internal part and tried a couple different things to turn the flat plate but no dice. So I put put back together, put on the truck until it tightened and the added a little extra pressure thinking that I would stop just before something broke. Well low and behold it turned far enough for the handle to be horizontal. I don't know what was happening on the backside of the cap where I couldn't see but I achieved what I wanted. Did it a half a dozen times, all good.

[Matt M]

I was thinking if you tried putting it on the opposite way you were trying earlier and turn it hard it would line up.
Same thing happened to me.

[jimynick]

See Murray, if you fuel around enough, somethings bound to happen! AND, while screwin' you got it on right! LOL 

[blown motor]

See Murray, if you fuel around enough, somethings bound to happen! AND, while screwin' you got it on right! LOL 

" if you fuel around enough". Lol. I love a good pun!