Question: What vehicle is the Loyd Fuel Cap From?

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

The Brit / Can carrier fuel cap (there are two types) could have originally come from the Vickers light tank, which will likely be from the engine manufacturer (of what ever the engine make is) (Gardiner????) A few years ago i stayed with a friend in Adelaide with Vickers Mk VIa tanks. The oil filler cap is the same cap as the one found on riveted carrier fuel tanks with the tank vent pipes.

Lynn,
The MkVIa had a Meadows engine.

[ajmac]

I've been digging through some tanks I have and some photos of originals. As with most Loyd parts there is an early and late version of tanks and fillers, the later ones being simplified. It looks like the cap is all metal on the later type. The photo will not post from this iPad, I'll do it tomorrow!

[jack neville]

Looks similar to Fordson WOT radiator cap.

[colin jones]

Hello all, I thought I'd just chime in here and rule out the Vickers Tank. The first photo is off a carrier tank I have but I'm sure it's just a replacement off an old truck radiator of fuel tank and the next two are on my Vickers and interestingly one is the rear fuel cap and the other is the oil but are basically the same.

[Ben]

The Vickers type are the same design as the early and MK1 carrier, commonality of design makes sense. Unusual for a British design (said only half jokingly)

[tankbarrell]

The more common cap was a commercial cap used on all sorts of things, not just vehicles.

[ajmac]

Later simplified fuel tank with what may be an original cap.