[Yo-Yo]

I like cheese...

[1rudeboy]

Yeah, those new “no vapor” spouts really suck. Try pessing the lever to keep the darn thing open while pouring 5 gallons is a chore.

[jrestrepo]

I have one too and I am pretty sure that it can be made more usable by taking off most of the extra crap.

[thackney]

http://www.amazon.com/Eagle-U2-51-S-Galvanized-Capacity-Diameter/dp/B000BQO15I

Product Features

Eagle U2-51-S gas safety can is made with no top or side seam and a double interlock no-weld bottom seam

Made of lead-free, hot-dipped 24-gauge, deep-drawn galvanized steel with baked-on high gloss powder coat finish

The filler spout and flame arrestors in both openings are non-sparking brass designed for flashback protection

Features two openings: a pressure-relief spring closing lid for filling, and an actuated pour valve with a 7/8" O.D. flexible metal spout for safer controlled dispensing

Made in the USA; 100-percent leak tested

[freedumb2003]

The UT doesn’t normally accept applications for residency but I am pinging Dark anyway.

Think of this post as a stand-in for the kittycat “WTF?” picture it deserves.

[steve86]

You can defeat the EPA enviroweenie mechanism with a little good old-fashioned American ingenuity.

Other than that, eBay and C/L good resources.

Better yet, the utility jugs that motorcycle racers use:

Can get really good spouts for them.

[silentreignofheroes]

Northern Tools have some good cans.Cost a bit .

[RangerM]

Remove the spout, and use a funnel. Put spout back on when finished.

It worked for me.

[BitWielder1]

Just like the stupid ignition key crap that Ralph Nader foisted on us in the 80's.

[cableguymn]

I have been forced to buy old cans at yard sales... I recently had to replace the tank in my boat.. I bought a 100 dollar plastic EPA tank..

The thing pressurized and split the seam while blowing gas through the floats on my boat motor.

12 gallons of 4.29 a gallon fuel and 8 bucks of oil all down in the bulge of my boat..

Brilliant!

[deks]

“How to Fix a New Gas Can”. . . It’s pretty easy and is explained in this entertaining video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0lcnwdIYEfI

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

I thought you were talking about your Natural Gas Port. Too much cheese will stop that one up too.

[PDGearhead]

I don’t understand why fuel pumps are now located in the gas tank.

I replaced a faulty fuel pump some years ago on an old Nissan Sentra for $19. The pump was attached to the engine block by two bolts. Simply disconect the fuel lines (in and out) and the two bolts and it was off. Re-installation took a few minutes.

My brother had his fuel pump fail on his Ford truck and it cost almost $1000 since the fuel tank had to be removed to replace the pump.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

To use a common funnel you have to heft and hold the heavy gas can while it’s pouring, and this gave me an idea.

Why not combine a hand truck and a step ladder, with a bicycle chain ratchet to lift the foot of the truck with a heavy container three or four feet high up the ladder, which is more stable with heavy loads higher up.

It would be great for things like raising gas cans to fill your tank, lifting 5 gallon water bottles, lifting heavy packages to put on shelves, and things like that.

[jyro]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2912907/posts

blitz gas cans were totally POS. unusable for anything.
http://www.blitzusa.com/