On 05/10/13 03:14 pm, (PeteCresswell) wrote:

I just had to buy one of these new POS cans for the lawn mower.
The old one got the seal pinched and torn and leaked. I've never
spilled more gas since these new cans were mandated.

Don't feel like The Lone Ranger.

Mine worked, barely, when new. After a few months, the mechanism
started jamming and I was spilling at least 20 times more gas than I was
before this mess was foisted on me.

Now I'm shopping for a workaround that works.

In the meanwhile, I've resorted to poly milk bottles with an aftermarket
twist-to-close spigot that works pretty well.

It was a loong time ago, but I am sure I read that those bottles are
likely to generate static electricity discharge when used with gasoline
-- different kind of plastic from that used for gas cans.

Perce