On 8/21/19 2:09 PM, wrote:
On Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 4:14:00 PM UTC-7, Frank wrote:
On 12/4/2011 5:52 PM, worker bee wrote:
Blitz five-gallon plastic portable gasoline container

Dumb ass gas cans such as this are mandated here.
Real PITA to use and probably result in more gas spillage than old
fashioned cans. When I needed a new can a few years ago, I learned that
only the so called spill proof cans could be sold here.
Doubt if manufacturer would sell you a spout to defeat the mechanism.

Frank... you are spot on. The new style "enviro-safe" caps literally burst gas into my mower due to the "safety" spring mechanism holding pressure until the can is inverted and forcing the gas out at high pressure... blasting spray and spillage out the to of the tank. I once got a face full of gas on a very hot day because I forgot to release the pressure first. The old style allowed you to simply pour the gas... but apparently that was too logical and easy for the enlightened/woke crowd out there and had to be gutted and regulated.

I have modified a few to make them less annoying (such as repeatedly
closing when you're in the middle of pouring), but I prefer the simple
caps and spouts (and vents) from:

https://ezpourspout.com/

They say these spouts are for old cans only, but they have worked for
all the new cans I've tried them on (including some from Wal-Mart called
"Ameri-Can" using the yellow caps). I have filled a vehicle from a
5-gallon can several times, usually with NO visible sill on the concrete.

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