Was the early oil filler cap chromed?

[Mike Self]

6 hours ago, stephers said:

Sorry   still think that it is a gas cap   

Yep...it says "vented" on it, and an oil cap wouldn't say that.  Nice looking, though.

 

mike

[visionaut]

9 hours ago, Mike Self said:

Yep...it says "vented" on it,

No it doesn’t, Mike, it clearly says Not Vented on it.  For an oil filler cap I wouldn’t be using a vented cap…

 

I already mentioned that in my searching I’ve found “Luftdicht” labels on both oil and gas caps of the period. And the majority of the gas caps in this style I’ve found are vented.

Maybe it’s was originally a gas cap, but it’s now clearly morphed into an oil cap!  😁

 

Tom-too

[jimk]

My retired original frosty plated cap says “Luftdicht” also.  

[John76]

2 hours ago, jimk said:

cap says “Luftdicht”

Is that German for "leaky lube"?

[Mike Self]

2 hours ago, visionaut said:

No it doesn’t, Mike, it clearly says Not Vented on it.  For an oil filler cap I wouldn’t be using a vented cap…

My pore ole eyes didn't catch the "non" in the picture.  But since there are neither vented or non-vented oil caps--at least since about 1963 or so when PCV valves became mandatory--it's still a gas cap.  But makes a nice blingy oil cap.

 

mike

[visionaut]

22 minutes ago, Mike Self said:

But since there are neither vented or non-vented oil caps … since 1963

Maybe, though @jimk just said his retired old M10 oil cap has the non-vented label on it too.

 

Thanks, yep, an oil cap it shall now be..