Make Gas Cans Great Again!
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- In this video I show you how to add a vent to your gas or diesel can to get rid of the annoying gurgling and making the flow rate much better!
These vents are practically essential for anyone using newer-style plastic molded fuel cans, offering an inexpensive and straightforward upgrade. Say goodbye to time-consuming refills and enjoy a smoother fueling experience.
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DISCLAIMER: This video is for informational purposes only. Please use care and caution when working with gasoline, diesel. and/or their containers. Although working with an empty container, as instructed in this video is 100% safe, I will not be held responsible for accidents or injuries as a result of this video or misuse.
Thank you for keeping it simple and under 5 minutes.
You're welcome!
I'll cherish my old cans with the built in vents....😁
Absolutely!
I often have to fill up farm tractors using a five gallon gas can and found the new style "vented" filler necks to be a pain in the ass so rather than mess with them at all I simply take a large funnel and put it into the filler hole in the tank and then remove the filler neck entirely from the gas can and then just pour the gas in. It's a whole lot faster and less frustrating.
It's crazy that the newer the cans gets, the worse they make them to use!
It's frustrating when all people want to do is get some work done and the government is there making things difficult. Pay your taxes so people can come up with stupid ideas.
Try to ground the can to the tractor, particularly if it is cold and dry so you can eliminate static build up. I know an aircraft engineer who was killed fueling an aircraft doing a straight pour into a funnel
@@waynemanning3262 Whoa, that didn't even occur to me, thanks!
I drilled a ¹/32" hole in my handle. This vents it enough so the plastic can not swell or collapse with temperature change. I cut yards for a living, so the gasoline doesn't get stale. 🐀🐾
Awesome! 1/32" hole should keep any debris that may fall in pretty small. Thanks for sharing!
We are more frequently applying American backyard engineering to government created problems.
What!?!? You mean government doesn’t solve problems but actually creates them?!? Hahaha. Government only protects the weak links. Exactly why it’s standard to have a warning label that says don’t stick your hands under the mower deck while running!! Let the geniuses that don’t understand why figure it out the hard way! Stop protecting clueless people that claim ignorant victim hood as a legal defense in civil court!! Life is not promised, in the age of abundant information ignorance is a choice now more than ever. Act accordingly.
Imagine that...
While we keep voting for people that impose these idiotic restrictions on us....
@@thooks1234 I’m pretty sure people that we “Vote” into office have nothing to do with approving the engineering of a gas can.
Watch out: Some of those Amazon vents won’t stay closed. I’ve modified many cans (and just bought “race cans” that work fine). Lately, I’ve been using the vents which are Schrader valves minus the core. Remember, it takes Government to f*ck up gasoline AND gas cans.
Interesting idea with using a Schroeder valve! Thanks for watching!
@@livingon80 you want the kits with metal Schrader valves. If you just install a typical black rubber tubeless tire valve, the gasoline softens and swells the rubber within a year, then you get leakage and failure.
The government was just trying to protect us from ourselves, which some need badly. It started with an idiot that poured gas directly onto a fire and got burned. He sued Blitz for not putting a safety valve on the can and the judgement put them out of business.
Vent caps not really needed. I normally drill a very tiny hole near the handle. Use my thumb to cover to create a vacuum to slow the flow or leave uncovered for smooth max flow. A small vent hole is all that is needed. Tiny vent hole also aids in releasing -/+ pressures from ambient temperature changes.
Do you ever get dust and dirt inside the can?
@@livingon80 I have never had an issue with debris in the cans. When I say small, I mean find the smallest drill you have in your box and use that. All that is needed is a very small, pin hole size vent for air to come and go to keep the pressure normalized. Choose an old container and give it a go. Lug it around, use and test yourself before making holes all over the place. See if it meets your needs before needing to buy any attachments and/or gadgets.
I use a 3/8” self tapping sheet metal stitch screw. They have a rubber washer and seal good and easy to take them in and out.
Good info, thanks!
Super Siphon. Once you own one you will never be without one.
I'll check it out, thanks!
Very clever idea! I hate all the new tanks. Thanks for posting
Thanks for watching!
Nice idea, thanks! I was about to go back to glass cider jugs.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
I use the No-Spill brand of gas can. They have a spring loaded button behind the spout to release the gas. Been using them for years. They are supposed to vent around the button but I do get gurgling. So, I'm sure they could use your method too. But to the point, these are much easier to use than those nozzles with the release on the spout. They are at Ace Hardware, HD, and Amazon.
Tractor Supply also has them. They're excellent.
Great info! Thank you for sharing it with everyone!
I know what type you're talking about. They are pieces of shit.
I use the metal vents with the screw on nipple and leave them loose during storage. Also, do a video on removing the spout spring. That's what I've done to all mine. Works great. I guess you could modify the spring to make them lighter tension. But I just took mine out completely. Still seals good.
Thanks for the suggestion!
I guess by letting vent loose. You don’t care about moisture in the air being absorbed by the fuel.
@@mracer8 Loose meaning not real tight. In the heat here the can will collapse or expand too much. All my cans are metal jerry can style now. And my gas doesn't usually sit around long enough to hurt it.
ALWAYS use a step drill on plastic. It makes a clean round hole every time.
If you have a step bit with a 31/64" notch, that would work great!
@@livingon80 I've had one of those caps split because it was too tight. Maybe they've corrected their design since I installed mine.
I've actually done something similar to this. I used a valve stem with the core removed.
Nice! Thanks for watching!
That works fine until the gas fumes eats up the rubber.
*Use compressed air hose* to blow out most if not all of the plastic shavings.
*Don't place it under the handle* on a can like this, place it on top back of the handle outside where you place your hand - if the cap pops loose or you suddenly move the can while filling, less will spill out.
Air works well. It doesn't leak if it not overfilled. I agree though, handle is better, but this one was rounded and hard to get a hole drilled.
Excellent presentation! That's what I love about YT, you can learn just about anything. Your vid is great in that you didn't add all kinds of fluff, jabber and jibber, but got right to the point. Thanks for your tip! All the best, -Mike
I appreciate the kind words. Thank you very much!
Well done. I will be doing this on my spare gas containers...just have to empty them first and air dry vent them.
Awesome! Drill as high as you can go with it towards the rear! Good luck!
Great stuff. That bit seems a bit large. But I think there are different size vents out there.
Glad I still have the old style containers with the vent on the back.
Yep! The old ones are great!
I've done this with all my cans and it works great.
Glad to hear! Thanks!
I’m gonna ‘fix’ my cans, this is a great solution! Thanks!
You bet!
Tractor supply sells a retro kit with two filler neck kits that will fit most gas cans and it comes with two vents.
That's good to know! Thanks!
A new flexable spout and a nail hole at the top back works too.
A friend of mine used to shove a wooden golf tee in the back of his gas can when he was done! Whatever works! 😁
Great idea and ideas out there to make gas cans easier…..but the best solution I’ve found is using a battery powered pump to fill my vehicles or power equipment!
I like the Mr gasket brand it works awesome and if you use 4 lithium AA batteries instead of anything else it last a long time! And it come with optional gas can cap adapters!
I did a video on the one from Harbor Freight, it works well! I use it when I'm poimuring out the full 5 gallons. I'll check out the Mr. Gasket one.
Make sure there are no gas fumes in the can, the brushes in the drill/driver are exposed and are a source of ignition.
Good call. I've done several with no issues but it's always better safe than sorry. Thanks for the suggestion!
I like adding the vents. I go ahead and add an old fashioned spout as well
Sounds like a good combination! Thanks for watching!
I’ve used those vent caps , I really don’t like them as well as magicfour vent caps. They look like car tire valves. I also replace the main fill with a yellow foanriy cap. I use a large funnel with a screen to pour into my mowers . The funnel is a flotool quick fill funnel. If you use the yellow vent caps I suggest you super glue them in place , making sure to open the cap before gluing. This will keep you from gluing the vent opening pieces together. You could also purchase a pump like the deway gas transfer pump
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I've heard a lot of people using valve stems, never tried them myself as these plastic ones have been fine. It's crazy how much we have to mod these things to make them functional! I did get a pump, and just did a video on it. It works well! ruclips.net/video/oDm6KyRbtfw/видео.html Thanks for watching and commenting!
That is not a seam on top. That is the mold line from being blow molded, and is as solid as anywhere else on the can. Drill right on that line and look at the plastic.
Good info! Thanks!
Useful video. Just added a set to my cart. Be here by weeks end. Thx sir!
Glad it was helpful!
Just get a $12 gas can pump from harbor freight, put it in the can, put the hose in your lawnmower tank and press the button.
You don't even have to lift the can to accomplish this.
I'll have to check that out! I bought one a while back from Amazon and it started smoking the first time I used it. I'll definitely check out the HF one! Thanks for the tip!!
@@livingon80 Make sure the polarity for the "D" cells is correct, positive end down.
Also, never let it go horizontal once you've used it, hang it by the hole in the top.
It will leak fluid into the battery compartment if you lay it down .
Ask me how I know.
They're not the highest quality, but you can go online and get a refund to buy another one without returning it.
It's still worth it just for the convenience.
@@livingon80 Oh - I forgot to mention, buy two, always have a backup, these things just quit for no apparent reason, usually when you need them most.
Mine just quit ten minutes ago, but the backup is working.
I didn't say they were good, just convenient.
Test them right after you buy them, but don't run them long dry, two or three seconds is fine.
Good info! Thank you!
Excellent lighting.
Good old fashioned sunlight! Thank you!
Cool. Thank you!
You're welcome!
How about the government just staying out of our lives? I've tried at least 5 different styles and every one of them is hard to push and even harder to hold in while you're holding the can. I have spilled way more gas with these new spouts. Plus they all leak terribly and end up with a hand covered in gas
The newer they get, the worse they get!
I purchased my kit from rural king. It’s works great.
Great to hear!
My old gas can works fine. I just use a funnel when filling up the mower (not using the hose) and carefully pour the gas into the mower and never spill the gas, then I simply screw the caps back on. Furthermore, when I buy gas at the service station I only fill the 5 gallon tank just halfway as it will take a couple months to use up that amount of gas. You don't want to use gas that gets too old, otherwise you may have starting/operating problems as the carbonator can get gummed up as the molecular makeup of the gas slowly deteriorates.. I use up and run the mower empty each time I cut the grass so I seldom have those problems. My mower runs for 90 minutes on the mower's tank when full, so I pretty much have that down to a science!!! Screw the government!!!
They don't make them like they used to! Great tip about not using old gas! Thanks for watching!
Fuel Stabilizer solves the stale gas problem.
Thanks for the info
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
I just drilled a hole in the top back corner fit a rubber grommet in there and put a golf tee in their works great then I can put my thumb over it as I'm tipping it up so I don't slosh and spill and and then when I'm ready I just let go of the hole and off it goes, those cans definitely need a vent
I've heard people using a golf tee, but not the rubber grommet with it. That's smart! Thanks for sharing!
I use a mag wheel valve core.with the valve core cap. Use a piece of wire to fish the valve core through then tighten it
Thanks for the suggestion!
Tractor Supply sells a kit that does this and also has a nozzle that is an open tube, without the valve.
Great info!
I buy the EZ-Pour spouts from Tractor Supply. They come with the little vents. I HATE those EPA spouts that come on gas cans. So whenever I buy a new 5-gallon can, I always pick up a new EZ-Pour spout kit and throw that crappy EPA spout in the trash.
Thanks for the info!
Nice to see an old Blitz can. That poor company is gone due to predatory lawyers. They were a great small biz.
I didn't know they were out of business. Good info, thank you!
Thanks
Glad you liked it! 💗 Allison
A cheap lawn tractor shrader valve body without the guts works really well and you can put it on a curved part of the can.
Thats good to know. Thank you!
Thank you. Video helped a lot.
You're welcome!
Thank you for a great video!
Glad you liked it!
You have the Midwest 4240 spout installed upside down, work much better with correct installation
I've had the spout with the tab up and with the tab down. It's terrible both ways.
REMOVE THE O RING AT THE BOTTON OF THE SPOUT AND THEN PULL OUT THE SPRING AND THEN PUT O RING BACK ON ...MAKE IT SO YOU DONT HAVE TO HOLD IT...THE HOLE YOU DRILL SHOULD BE IN THE BACK OF THE CAN SO IT DONT LEAK WHILE YOU POOR
Good tip about the nozzle spring! I have the vent in the back on most of my gas cans, I prefer it there too! The can in the video was rounded at the back, so it went on the highest flat spot I could find. No spill issues yet! Thanks for watching!
@@livingon80 YOUR WELCOME ..I LIKE YOUR SHOW ALWAY WANT TO LEARN NEW THING KEEP IT UP
Spoiler alert they also sell better spouts as well...
I don't have issues with any of the "safety spouts" that are on mine, but I've seen some cans with different spouts that look awful to use. Thanks for the tip and for watching!
@@livingon80 The issue I have with mine is when you have a full 5 gallon gas can the weight tends to put pressure when resting on the fill port of whatever you're trying to fill, this puts pressure on the gasket and it tends to leak even if it's tight...
@@TheJkilla11 You got that right!!
Great video
Thanks!
The containers I’ve purchased over the last few years already have these carburetors
Are you outside the US by chance?
@@livingon80 live in Colorado and all of these containers already have them built in. I can send a photo if you want
Great info. Thanks for posting posting
Thank you for watching!
Can use value stem in same hole as drilled
I've heard of people using valve stems, but metal, because the rubber may wear out with the fuel.
One of those govt approved cans came apart while I was dumping excess gas in my wife’s car and cost me 200.00 for the shop to get the part out of the gas tank. Luckily it was in the first part of the tank or it would have cost a crap load more
Ouch! That sounds like a bad time
I have wondered for a long time now why the makers of these plastic fuel containers don’t mould a hand grip on the bottom of these containers so has to make it so much easier to empty into fuel tanks on Tractors and machines seems a very easy solution rather than struggling with these awkward heavy slippery containers, anyone else thought about this ?
I agree! My 5 gallon diesel can has a grip on the back side which helps. It's the only I have that has it.
yup.
Also, just in case there's any plastic left inside, it's probably a good idea to use the fuel the first couple times on something that has a fuel filter like a riding mower, zero turn or ATV before using in a pushmower without a fuel filter.
Or rinse out w hi pressure and drip dry? I use a 62/128" bit , but I'm blessed with a nearby non ethanol station/casino's REAL gas and therefore a gasoline snob.😅⛽️🤴
I make such a mess with the “new and improved “ gas cans. I miss the old ones that worked so much better
I do too! Same!
If you put a dab of grease on the drill bit it will catch most of the plastic from drilling instead of dropping it into the can
Smart! Nice tip, thanks!
I did exactly what you did. Works great! P.S. one video showed a guy drilling a small hole and inserting a golf tee. Thoughts?
Glad it worked. I've heard of golf tees working too!
Wooo , great idea! 👵🏻👩🌾❣️
They help a lot!
On hot days the expansion of the liquid in the container causes the plastic cap to pop out.
Built in pressure release valve :) Thanks for the info!
Jostle or shake the gas-can may also cause gasoline vapors to expand.
Great video
Thank you so much
Glad you liked it!
They design these gas cans nowadays to spill less gas, yet struggling with them I spill more gas than with a traditional old-school can.
I always pop holes in the new styled cans.
I struggle with them too!
If you're going to put in a vent, you might as well get an "old-time" spout. I just saw them at Menards for about $5.
That's a good deal! Thanks for the tip!
Hmmmm never knew they made after market jerry can vents, i just drilled small holes in mine. Helps alot.
vents also prevent heat expansion in high temp summer days. I haye how jerry cans can heat up, & look like they could explode. probably not good for over all life of the plastic
They do swell a lot!
Thank you!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Might I recommend a deburring tool?
A deburring tool would definitely work better than my fingernail 😆
LOL - You demo your Mod while using the Spout turned 180 degrees from its intended use position. That style Spout has an Air Channel build in to relieve vacuum while filling. Another fail people struggle with is the gas container, blocking the internal vent with excessive fuel.
* The best use of the added vent can also be its downfall when using Ethanol Gas. If the vent is accidentally left open of not seated fully moisture can be drawn in as Ethanol is hygroscopic.
The main benefit of this vent is the ability to relieve Pressure or Vacuum due to extremes in temperature change when using Non-Ethanol Fuels.
The only thing truly BAD about non-vented containers is the Horrible lack of Quality control in designing the release latches for the nozzle and inexcusable lack of instructions for use.
The angle I showed is how most of my equipment is angled. Thanks for th good info on the vents! I've had good luck with these staying closed, even when the container tips over. So far so good! Thanks!
How is the vent holding up, does it leak yet.
No leaks as of yet! Still holding strong 😁
I just take the tops off and don't use thm all together. My grass has gotten used to gasoline spills. LOL
That works too if you have a steady hand. Sometimes the best solution is the simplest solution!
Take the dammed spout off and use a funnel. No drilling required.
That works too, but all my funnels seem to be a magnet to dust and dirt and I spend more time cleaning them off than pouring without one.
Where did you say I could order a slew of these caps? Could not find the link you mentioned. Thx!
Theres a link in the video description. Thanks!
I'm pretty sure that this would render this container illegal in the Netherlands. When pressure builds up, the newly mounted vent will pop out.
If anything it would just pop open to relieve the pressure, instead of the container swelling like a balloon. Interesting fact about the Netherlands. Thanks!
@Living On 80 You're welcome. When stored in higher temperatures, it will release pressure, but that also means it's leaking. To the best of my understanding, it has to be able to withstand certain temperature levels.
Actually using a drain cock valve that you can open and close is way better! I've done into all my no spill gas cans. No expansion which destroys spouts!
Interesting idea! Thanks for sharing!
I just drill a couple of small holes in the can.
Whatever works! As long as it keeps dirt out. Thanks for watching
better solution at the back of the top handle use a "ice pick and put a small hole there. it will breathe but no leak. its a 5 minute fix and cost nothing.
Sounds like a quick and easy way. Do you ever get dirt in the tank from the open hole?
@@livingon80i do not get any debri not even water as it sits on my mowing trailer 24/7 during the mowing season. i have used this can for 5 years now. keep in mind though you just put the pick in enough to make an opening so the pressure releases. I am guessing it's 1/16 if an inch or less.
@@georgecook1374 good info! Thank you!
All gas cans have a vent and cap on them. Where can you buy one with no vent? I’ve never seen one until now
They may say they are vented, but all of the ones I have used gurgle pretty bad without adding a real vent.
Pop the spring out of the fill spout and you won't need to hold it to pour gas.
I may give that a try! Thanks for the suggestion and for watching!
i think that a 12mm drill bit is what the vents are designed for.
12mm may work but the instructions say 31/64" which converts to 12.3mm. Thanks for watching!
Or, you can buy a funnel and pour the fuel out of the fill hole after removing the nozzle altogether...my personal preference.
Funnels work but I have a problem keeping them clean!
Please refer to it as a drill or twist drill and not a bit. A bit is used with a brace, as in brace and bit. I know that's what you've heard and learned, but technically it's not correct. The thing on the other end is an electric drill, so there's no confusion.
Thanks for the info! Good to know about the braces. The tool used was an impact though, not an electric drill. 😁
I suggest filling it with water before drilling it and yes I know it's plastic but if some unknowing poor person thinks a smoking 🚬🚭 hot drill bit is normal and not dull could in all actuality get it hot 🔥🥵 enough for a rude awakening!!!
Just make sure you get all the water out! Thanks for watching!
@@livingon80 But of course sugar bear 🐻!!! But you might want to drill the top forward of the handle if hollow instead so when carrying it in the truck it doesn't try to gush from the new orifice. Good thing you capped it though!!!🌨️🐻❄️❄️
Here is an easier way. Take an ax and smash it all to bits. Then get an old-fashioned metal gas can and your back in business
They don't make them like they used to.
@@livingon80 that's for sure
The whole reason I keep old cans.
Absolutely!
Is this a very new problem? I have several cans and the only one with no vent has a vented spout. Just use a vented spout.
I'm not sure. All of my cans are fairly new (past 10 years) and they all gurgled.
Those child proof spouts (unfortunately mandated by the government) are the problem I have. They make spouts without the lever that you have to hold (and hurts the hands!) so I threw the other away. My other can is an old metal one from the '60s
The newer ones keep getting worse and worse!
@@livingon80 And I saw on one video and heard elsewhere about the new cans building up pressure and spraying gasoline all over the place. They definitely need to be vented. I'll keep my old metal cans.
@@muffs55mercury61Careful, you may be labeled a terrorist for keeping those dangerous old cans.
@@gerggerggy7757 Yep same for the old cars. I'm part of the cause of climate change and what supposedly goes with it.
all new gas cans suck. they kept changing them to conform to EPA rules, but now most are the same as 100 years ago. Funny how that works. I took the spring out of my jerry can. It helped a ton but the metal spout is way better than the plastic one
I'd take a metal one any day over these!
Watchout it was made to vent and need to vent as gas shaken willl create air and will explode. I took out that plastic as gas was too slow. I storage it under my van rack again with gas in it. I didn't check it for but by chance 4 month later I when under thevan and was shocked. It was like sort of roundish and ready to pop. It had over 100 lb of air in it as I let it open slowly. Iam not lieing it was scary. I would be dead in a huge rv explosion the gas mist would be so fine fire ball. if I didn't go under
the van that day as I hardly do. Why? Who would have thought gas create air continued shaking. This was a 2 gallon red safety gas jug. Rv road fire are common. Goggle that
Yeah, these plastic cans do swell and build up pressure in the heat and sun. I think these vent caps would act as a pressure relief and pop open, before the plastic can would get swollen enough to pop. Thanks for watching!
Yea I don't remember back then as it was a out of gas situation. I used a screwdriver and pull out that vent valve or made the hole bigger as gas coming out was very slow even with that tiny vet cap at the other end. If it blew when driven under the van the hot cat. Would have blew me and cars around me it traffic sky high. LOL got very lucky. It's nosy out of sun I think shaking it cause it to inflate.
Buy a container that already has the vent! DUH! I have three and all have vents. And flush the tank a few times with water go make sure there is NO plastic.
A lot of cans don't have vents, that's what this video is about. I would just make sure to get all the water out! Thanks for watching!
Don't know why they keep messing with the design of the gas containers. Just to make life more difficult for everyday people I guess.
Trying to fix something that was never broken!
Just drill small hole put a screw in it
Sounds like that would work too! Thanks for sharing!
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until you replace those dork ass nozzles you haven't done the job right. And BTW the selection of placement of the vent should be as far back from the nozzle as possible and as high up on the container as possible. There are aftermarket nozzle and vent kits on market that make this a breeze.
I haven't had issues with the nozzles on the cans that I have, but some of the newer style nozzles do look awful to use. And yes, you are right, the vent should be up as high as possible. It is where it is on the container in the video because on the handle it was rounded and had a molded seam. Thanks for watching!
ive been doing this since the come out with these stupid idiot proof gas cans i always put the on top right behind the handle in the seam no problems
Good to know. I was nervous putting it on the seam thinking it may split. Good to know it worked out for you. Thanks for sharing!
In the next episode, we find out why the EPA is at our ass for stray gas spills.
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Why did you drill it in the dumb spot?
I would have rather had it the handle but this jug design was rounded. Where it's at works.
No way. Put it on Bach of handle. Put grease on the bit to hold the chips. I've done 6 cans
Handle is good but this style was rounded and had a seam on the handle. It works and doesn't leak.
Why didn’t I think of this!!?
Cheap and easy upgrade! Just make sure put the vent at the highest flat spot you can find!
Pretty sure this all goes back to Blitz getting sued when intoxicated people would pour gas on a burning fire and get badly burned.
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
i dont understand why they keep adding all these things you have to do, just to get gas out of the gas can. I remember when, all you had to do was just take a rubber stopper off the nozzle.
I don't either! Thank you for watching!