A Man's Quest For The perfect Gas Can

Lawnboy18

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Can't seem to find a nice gas can with a nice vent. Around here they started offering them again with vents, but only the 20 liter ones. So, I got a bunch of snap on vents to fix this for my ventless gas cans.

I do have a question for all you people that are creative. The gasket that goes on the spout starts going bad real fast. It lasts a season or two. I am tired of buying a new spout that costs about the same as a gas can just for a gasket. Is there any way to make a new gasket for these spouts? I thought about using automotive gasket maker? Any other ideas?
 

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I use gasket material. Cut it out to fit problem solved. Ventless cans suck. I drill a small hole in the handle opposite the spout. I got to where I leave it open. I use to use a drywall screw in it when in storage on the trailer. Now I just leave it out.
 

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The thing is that the gasket has a rib (not sure of the term). It's a kinda ring. Not sure I can cut out something like that? Could I simply use gasket maker and put some around area?

About the vent, I ordered a bunch on eBay. I was tired of holding a 20 liter for an eternity while it's barely pouring.
 

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I was tired of holding a 20 liter for an eternity while it's barely pouring.

For the rest of us - non-metric people - I was always wondering...you know, is like...when you watch the news and they report: "Mexican drug cartel smuggling 200 kilos of cocaine to Chicago"...I'm like what the hell are they talking about? What's a kilo of coke? And a next thing they call it a brick! So I'm like...OK, you've lost me there. Anyway, I figure 20L is like 5Gal and if your can has a round spout, I've been using an 'O' ring of proper size for as long as I can remember and it worked wonders.
 

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Hey... the thing you said about the ridge...I always use the "fat" o-rings...they come in two different sizes...skinny and fat. The fat ones are conforming to the curvature of the spout and threads much better.
 

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All right, I'll try a fatty o-ring. Thanks!
 

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All right, I'll try a fatty o-ring. Thanks!
Okay!!! You won!!! You made me go out to my shed and measure the darn thing. Mind you that is 16F in Chicago right now...that's like -9C for all you metric people.
I only have two kinds of O-ring. One is 1/8" and the one I use on gas cans is 3/16"...happy now?:laughing:
Now you do the conversion on that and I'll be LOL!
 

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Lawnboy from Canada here. For you imperials it's 22 F right now with a bone cold wind. ;)

Thanks for letting me know the o-ring size! Do you have the same spouts as me (Scepter)? Should of asked this before you went out to your shed :laughing:
 
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