Steve, You're right that the groove is for civilian cap, but both these tanks have the groove. One is just noticably higher. Ray
Steven Camp wrote:
I think the one with the grove around the top is a civilian version and takes a flip cap. The one without the grove around the filler is a Police tank and takes a screw off type cap. I may have it reversed.
Steve Camp
Ray Hale wrote:
Hi, Here I go being anal again but I have two Eldo tanks with slight differences. The main one being that the filler tubes are different heights. I have posted pics in hopes that someone can tell me if the stock civilian cap will fit either, or why the difference in the first place? Was one for another cap? A simple model year change? Maybe a diff
I have a civilian cap but haven't tried it yet because the filler tube on the tank with the taller tube is taped up real nice for painting and I don't want to disturb that if someone has the answer for me. Would some of you mind looking closely at your tank with the cap open and check the height of the tube compared to these two?
It might mean nothing at all but after I placed them on the bench together and noticed it, my curiousity got the best of me. Obviously. Oh, the reason for all this is that I'm trying to choose between these tanks before I go any further. Thanks Ray in Gainesville, FL