On 8/22/2019 10:53 AM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article ,
says...
Glad I still have two of the old, pre-EPA cans. I haven't had to use the
new ones, but I see lots of people reporting problems. This sounds like
where the EPA screwed us with the new carbs on small engines where you
can't adjust them. The tree huggers figure that we're all stupid and just
want to make our engines run rough and spew more emissions. So, they locked
them. Now when the engines run rough, spew more emissions and we can't turn
the simple screw to fix it. Thank you EPA. I had a Sears leaf blower,
I used it for ten years on half choke because of that.Ran better on half
than no choke, but I'm sure it was spewing more emissions than if i could
have turned that screw....



I have 3 of the older 5 gallon cans and 1 one gallon can for the gas/oil
mix. Have one of the newer 1 galllon cans for a different gas/oil mix
and spill more gas out of it for the weed eater and leaf blower than aoo
the others combined.

Some of the carbs on the newer small gngines I haave can be adjusted,
but you have to have a special tool. I could not buy the tool I needed
for one of them, so I took out the adjustment screw and cut a slot in it
with my Dremmal tool.



Â* All my old 5 gallon cans have failed ... so I bought 2 new 5 gallon
units . Took a little experimentation but I've figured out these that I
have . There's a latch that you must depress to unlock the spout , the
tip pushes into the main part of the spout . Before I unlatch or pour ,
I tip the can to be sure any rain/condensation is out of the spout . I
then relieve the pressure by either pushing in the spout or loosening
the nut . Only then do I insert the spout into the fuel tank - with the
spout oriented correctly the little "hook" on the tip will catch at the
bottom of the fuel opening . Unlatch , push , and pour away ... and when
the tank is full , the fuel blocks air from entering the can which stops
the flow . Done carefully you won't spill a drop .

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