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.