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Fuel cans from hell

Posted on 12/21/2014 8:20:29 AM PST by rey

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To: rey

been there, split 2 gallons on my motorcycle and the pavement, after that I changed the nozzle on the can to an ol’fashion one off the internet


21 posted on 12/21/2014 8:42:42 AM PST by dila813
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To: headstamp 2

They would have to have that voluptuous sales pitch no? Who is looking at the can?


22 posted on 12/21/2014 8:43:48 AM PST by Fungi (There is more to Fungi than the eye can see.)
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To: headstamp 2

I, too have seen gas cans become essentially unusable. I simply removed the locking mechanism on the side of the fill trigger. A pair of side cutters made short work of it. Now it can be operated with one finger with complete control, and no annoying lock mechanism!


23 posted on 12/21/2014 8:47:06 AM PST by intenseracer (Rockin the Bakken, Frakkin the 'Forks!)
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To: BenLurkin

Regulator’s common sense long ago collapsed.

It is impossible to “idiot proof” anything.


24 posted on 12/21/2014 8:48:18 AM PST by X-spurt (CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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To: rey
As babygene said, I go to garage sales or thrift stores, and make note of the older cans with simple spouts. IF it will screw onto one of the newer cans then just use the newer type with it`s sealing cap adapter and pitch the spout portion, using the older spout to pour. If not then get a good funnel. I`ve rigged mine with a fuel resistant hose attached via a hose clamp. I agree this is an issue as a number of stores such as the Giant Eagle chain offer 'fuel perks' points for discounts at their 'Get Go' chain of stations.
25 posted on 12/21/2014 8:48:23 AM PST by nomad
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I have used one of these for years for gas

http://youtu.be/NQeXcbrLEE4


26 posted on 12/21/2014 8:50:27 AM PST by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%i)
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To: rey

These cans rank high on the Stupid Tin Hat Enviro-whacko Feel Good list along with CFLs and low flush toilets.


27 posted on 12/21/2014 8:50:40 AM PST by immadashell (The inmates are running the asylum.)
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To: rey

Hook one into an outboard motor and leave it in the sun for any length of time and you will overpressure the system. When you unhook it you will get a gush of gas into the bilge. Boats will be catching fire thanks to this enviro BS!


28 posted on 12/21/2014 8:52:15 AM PST by outofsalt ( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: 05 Mustang GT Rocks; Gen.Blather

Thanks! Guess gubmit regulators ain’t the only ones to have no common sense.


29 posted on 12/21/2014 8:53:15 AM PST by X-spurt (CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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To: rey

Go to Ebay and buy some Nato metal fuel cans. Make sure you get the flexible spouts.

For some reason, using enviro spouts is not required when filling up military vehicles.


30 posted on 12/21/2014 8:54:11 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: 05 Mustang GT Rocks

“After spilling fuel all over the lawn mower I found a funnel.”

I have funnels too. But the design of my can makes them hard to use. Also, since I can’t see in the tank, I often over fill it. I used to have an old can with a spout that worked. Never spilled a drop.

A friend with a dangerous government job, lighting and putting out fires, (only a government job would do both) said that the rules intended to make them so safe nobody could get hurt actually put them in danger.


31 posted on 12/21/2014 8:54:21 AM PST by Gen.Blather
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To: rey
The screwy new fuel cans that have no vent are impossible to use.

Seems like a drill bit and a rubber plug would solve the engineering problem nicely.

32 posted on 12/21/2014 8:54:25 AM PST by Lazamataz ("Two parties, governing AGAINST the will of the people, not with the consent of the governed." --MrB)
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To: rey

Thanks to all the government mandated “Improvements” a $5 plastic gas can now costs $20 or more. A metal one is $45 - $50. And they have those OPEC required cumbersome gizmos on the spouts.

Make your own vent in a plastic gas can.

Drill a fair sized hole in the handle where the older cans had a vent. Make it a tight fit for a #12 or #14 sheet metal screw or small hex head 1/4” bolt to screw in as a plug.


33 posted on 12/21/2014 8:56:08 AM PST by Iron Munro (D.H.S. has the same headcount as the US Marine Corps with twice the budget)
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To: rey

I’m just a few hours from Sherbrooke PQ, so I buy all my gas cans there.

It’s amazing that Canada is less crazy than the Etats-Unis.


34 posted on 12/21/2014 8:58:34 AM PST by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: rey

For cheap money I bought blue water cans for fuel use. I just place labels on them. They are just like old style gas cans with a flex spout and vent.


35 posted on 12/21/2014 8:58:41 AM PST by Omniscient Certitude
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To: nascarnation
OUTSTANDING!!!
36 posted on 12/21/2014 8:59:18 AM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: headstamp 2

That’s my recommendation too. I won’t buy anything else.


37 posted on 12/21/2014 9:04:41 AM PST by meatloaf
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To: nascarnation

“Jiggle type” Syphon,,,
Yes.


38 posted on 12/21/2014 9:13:33 AM PST by Big Red Badger ( - William Diamonds Drum - can You Hear it G man?)
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To: rey

You can buy valve stems for truck wheels at most auto parts store. I used a pair of long curve nosed pliers to hold the nut while I was threading it into a hole I drilled in the top of the can.


39 posted on 12/21/2014 9:17:40 AM PST by printhead (Standard & Poor - Poor is the new standard.)
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To: rey

The new design is NOT an enviro-whacko product.

It is a Nanny-Safety product.

Some idiot literally poured gas on a fire and the flame naturally back-tracked and blew-up.
He sued and won, so this design is to remedy THAT “problem”.

So, when this version is outlawed, you won’t be able to transport or store gas.

Which is what the fascists want in the first place.


40 posted on 12/21/2014 9:23:59 AM PST by G Larry (Amnesty imposes SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL immigrants & minorities)
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