Safety Gas Cans
Saw this video on another site. Shows how to modify plastic fuel containers to be user friendly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lcnwdIYEfI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lcnwdIYEfI
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Dave H M wrote:
I ordered one of them EZ pour kits last night. Can't wait to see if it will fit the threads.
New nozzle went on like a glove and all the stuff that used to be a nozzle went into the trash.
The vent popped right into the 1/2 inch hole I drilled.
I am in tall cotton now and not picking any nits. :BBurbMan wrote:
jwmII wrote:
After drilling the vent hole for the tire stem he did not check for and remove any plastic cuttings that could have gone into the can. Why introduce them into your fuel system if you don't have to. Regarding the gas attacking the rubber tire stem. They are cheap and obviously easy to change. I don't see that as a problem when you compare the kind of problem 5 gallons of gas could be.
The issue is not changing the tire valve....it's that the fumes degrade the part of the rubber valve on the inside of the tank, so when you go to unscrew the vent cap, the stem splits in half along the groove that locks onto the can, allowing the inside half to fall into the gas and further dissolve. Contaminating the gas just like you pointed out with the drill shavings.
So I imagine if an old piece of rubber falls in to the can it wouldn't be retrievable. More nitpicking.
This link was posted in the YouTube comments for the correct plastic vent caps made for gas cans.- Unfortunately, those cans do not have the "extra" handle on the back end, as the plastic one does. Makes it VERY HARD TO HOLD the can as you pour...
mleekamp wrote:
I pitched all my plastic fuel containers. The ones they sell now are awful (as mentioned). I now use NATO jerry cans...easy to use, safe, and user friendly. These are NEW cans, not surplus. Link below.
Note: They are not cheap ($70 for a 5 gal) but I can use it for decades.
Scroll until you see "NATO JERRY CANS" on the left.
Lexington Container - I ordered the yellow plastic vent caps to try.
- Well the EPA sure fixed that problem well.~
jwmII wrote:
After drilling the vent hole for the tire stem he did not check for and remove any plastic cuttings that could have gone into the can. Why introduce them into your fuel system if you don't have to. Regarding the gas attacking the rubber tire stem. They are cheap and obviously easy to change. I don't see that as a problem when you compare the kind of problem 5 gallons of gas could be.
The issue is not changing the tire valve....it's that the fumes degrade the part of the rubber valve on the inside of the tank, so when you go to unscrew the vent cap, the stem splits in half along the groove that locks onto the can, allowing the inside half to fall into the gas and further dissolve. Contaminating the gas just like you pointed out with the drill shavings.
This link was posted in the YouTube comments for the correct plastic vent caps made for gas cans.- When I drilled my diesel can, I had the shop vac in my other hand. The drilled plastic pretty much stayed in one piece and none fell in.
- While the EZ pour kits are great for turning the new gas cans into something we can use, when pouring out of a 5 gallon can I much prefer the Super Siphon. You do need to get the gas can above the item to be filled which is generally not a problem, a couple shakes of the hose and the gas is flowing. I keep one siphon new in packaging in my trailer incase I ever need one for transferring water out of jugs, haven't used it yet but I got it.
- i went to No-Spill cans years ago and never looked back, and cheaper then the safety cans...
- I ordered one of them EZ pour kits last night. Can't wait to see if it will fit the threads.
