I had one of those on my boat for the outboard, a 2 1/2 gallon. When I was
preparing to leave my boat in Mazatlan for this summer, I emptied the can
into a cruiser's truck gas tank. I didn't want to leave a full can on the
boat. The press-to-fit fitting on the end of the filler tube wouldn't
trigger in the truck's fill pipe so I had to hold it back by hand. What a
mess! I wound up spilling about a gallon of the 2 1/2 gallons on the ground.
There was no other way to do it. 'Spill Proof' is really 'Spill Guaranteed'!
This can had been purchased in California. It's easy to see where to word
'Californicate' came from.

Rusty

"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
...
You have to see this modern mess to believe it.

The "spill Proof" safety gas can.

No vent! So it's safe!

Actually, it vents through the spout.

S L O W L Y, as you might expect.

I went looking to buy a gas can and this is all I can find locally.

Rusty wrote:
I had one of those on my boat for the outboard, a 2 1/2 gallon. When I
was preparing to leave my boat in Mazatlan for this summer, I emptied
the can into a cruiser's truck gas tank. I didn't want to leave a full
can on the boat. The press-to-fit fitting on the end of the filler tube
wouldn't trigger in the truck's fill pipe so I had to hold it back by
hand. What a mess! I wound up spilling about a gallon of the 2 1/2
gallons on the ground. There was no other way to do it. 'Spill Proof' is
really 'Spill Guaranteed'! This can had been purchased in California.
It's easy to see where to word 'Californicate' came from.

Rusty


I could find nothing else in a plastic can.

Not a single store with a proper vented plastic gas can!!!

So I bought one and cut the end off of the spout, removing the
"press to mess" valve.

It works now - sorta - but is still very slow.

I think a blue or green can - with a vent! - may be in order...

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:46:56 -0400, wrote:

The world of car and motorcycle racing uses vented "fast fill" plastic jugs.

Never saw any vented cans, at the sprint car races, just five gallon
square or round ones with a big opening. They sell them at the closest
auto parts store, which is not a racing shop. They don't need a vent.
The fill rate is determined by the pump on the methanol truck. They
empty fast enough. Of course most sprint car races are four miles
long, occasionally ten, and there is no such thing as a pit stop. That
is why they call them sprint cars.

Casady

wrote:

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:53:21 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:


On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:46:56 -0400, wrote:


The world of car and motorcycle racing uses vented "fast fill" plastic jugs.

Never saw any vented cans, at the sprint car races, just five gallon
square or round ones with a big opening. They sell them at the closest
auto parts store, which is not a racing shop. They don't need a vent.
The fill rate is determined by the pump on the methanol truck. They
empty fast enough. Of course most sprint car races are four miles
long, occasionally ten, and there is no such thing as a pit stop. That
is why they call them sprint cars.

Casady



Do agoogle search for

"plastic fuel jugs"

include the quote marks. You'll find a ton of VENTED fuel jugs as
described. You will NOT find these at any regular auto parts store as
they are illegal for general use. They are racing specific, and I
promise you they are vented.

Here's one example:

http://cometkartsales.com/store/fuel/fjf.htm


They are also on ebay from various vendors.


I'm kind of confused about that...

WHY would a vengted can be illegal?

cavelamb himself wrote:

:I'm kind of confused about that...

:WHY would a vengted can be illegal?

They're a substantial source of air polution. Really. Spilling an
ounce of gasoline while filling your lawnmower generates as much
unburned hydrocarbons as burning the fuel in the tank mowing the lawn.
Unburned hydrocarbons are a major contributor to smog.

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:09:32 GMT, wrote:

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:53:21 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:46:56 -0400, wrote:

The world of car and motorcycle racing uses vented "fast fill" plastic jugs.

Never saw any vented cans, at the sprint car races, just five gallon
square or round ones with a big opening. They sell them at the closest
auto parts store, which is not a racing shop. They don't need a vent.
The fill rate is determined by the pump on the methanol truck. They
empty fast enough. Of course most sprint car races are four miles
long, occasionally ten, and there is no such thing as a pit stop. That
is why they call them sprint cars.

Casady


Do agoogle search for

"plastic fuel jugs"

include the quote marks. You'll find a ton of VENTED fuel jugs as
described. You will NOT find these at any regular auto parts store as
they are illegal for general use. They are racing specific, and I
promise you they are vented.

Wrong on both counts. They came from a regular general purpose parts
store. and they are unvented. They have a real big opening and don't
need a vent to empty fast. The closest vendor of gas to where I live.
has racing gas, for about five bucks a gallon. There are lots of
racers around these parts.

Happens I have the sprint car and the unvented jugs. Close to five
gallons burned in a four mile race. Its a rolling start, [there is no
clutch], and that uses extra fuel.

Casady

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:15:38 -0400, wrote:

are beginning to get a reputation as a very loud person who knows
very little. Go look at the PHOTOS of the jugs, idgit. They clearly
have VENTS. Says so in the ad copy as well, abnd they even sell
REPLACEMENT vents for when yours won't snap closed any longer.

What are you talking about. I have the unvented jugs in my possession.
Look at a picture of something else? Whatever for? You are the
loadmouth who knows little, not me. One more time: I own some
unvented jugs. From a general auto store, not a racing specialist. We
do have those as well.

ONE LAST TIME. I POSSESS UNVENTED FUEL JUGS. PARDON ME, BUT I DON'T
BELIEVE A THING YOU SAY.

Casady

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:47:05 GMT, wrote:

Yes, I own some unvented jugs as well. That's not what is under discussion.
Sure it is. Someone claimed that they somehow don't exist
Nobody gives a fig about your imaginary sprint car.
No reason they should, but it is hardly imaginary. I wouldn't own the
jugs if I didn't have the car.

Casady

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:49:57 GMT, wrote:

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:51:12 GMT, (Richard Casady)
wrote:

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:47:05 GMT, wrote:

Yes, I own some unvented jugs as well. That's not what is under discussion.
Sure it is. Someone claimed that they somehow don't exist

Nobody claimed that unvented gas jugs don't exist. You really are a looney.

Of course someone did. Is your server eating some of the posts?

And I quote:

"You'll find a ton of VENTED fuel jugs as
described. You will NOT find these at any regular auto parts store as
they are illegal for general use. They are racing specific, and I
promise you they are vented."

There you have it My unvented jugs came from a general purpose parts
house. They look just like a giant bleach bottle, complete with the
handle. Three inch mouth.The illegal for general use bit is just BS.
Every racing jug I ever saw was unvented, but that was years ago.
Perhaps they are suddenly all different now, but somehow I doubt that.

Nobody gives a fig about your imaginary sprint car.
No reason they should, but it is hardly imaginary. I wouldn't own the
jugs if I didn't have the car.

Oh, the jugs are imaginary just like the sprint car. I'll bet your friend the 6
foot invisible rabbit doubles as your pit crew.

He does all the shoplifting for the team. Actually there is no pit
crew, I parked the cars in 96. Sport went nuts and introduced titanium
nuts and bolts.and crap like that, and costs got out of hand. I should
have sold all the stuff long ago, actually. Only raced one season.
At Knoxville Iowa, the sprint car capital of the world. The feature
paid a grand for the 360 class. Not enough to make any actual dough.

I might be wasting my time at this group. Too much misinformation.

Casady

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:47:05 GMT, wrote:

Take your meds. You seriously need them.
Nothing like a bit of ad hominem.
Casady