The government ruined the gas can...

[Stormin Mormon]

I have one of the cans with the vent (it's about 24 years old), but the cap on the vent has split and I am unable to find a replacement for the cap. Anyone have a good idea for a substitute?

[HeyBub]

There's a YouTube video with a clever solution. I'll try to describe it with only words. You'll need:

1. A tire air intake valve stem (old or used is OK)
2. A 1/2" drill bit
3. A length of fairly strong wire, smaller than a coat-hanger, but not much.
4. Pliers

Steps:

1. Toward the opposite end from the gas tank spout, drill a 1/2" hole.
2. Remove the valve from the valve stem
3. Thread the wire from the spout thru the new hole
4. Thread the other end of the wire thru the valve stem, and then thru the newly-drilled hole
5. By tugging (hard) on the wire you should, eventually, manage to thread the valve stem through the 1/2" hole previously drilled.
6. Clip off the wire and remove it via the spout hole.

You can now use the valve-stem cap to open and close your new vent hole.

[HeyBub]

You can MAKE water by burning hydrogen.

Every other drop of water is USED water, meaning it has already passed thru something that made use of it for biological purposes.

Just think, every time you take a sip of designer water, you may be imbibing a molecule that once passed through the body of Julius Caesar.

[HeyBub]

Before you do, consider:

1. Both the Dems and GOP encourage the idea. It gets the lunatic fringe out of their respective parties so the normal politicians can get on with their work unimpeded.

1. The last 3rd party candidate that made a difference was Teddy Roosevelt running on the "Bull Moose" party in 1912, a century ago. The votes he got came almost entirely from the Republicans and their nominee, Robert Howard Taft, thereby guaranteeing the election of Woodrow Wilson. And we know how that turned out.

Want to change the government? Pick the major party that's CLOSEST to your inclinations and work from within.

[Ed Pawlowski]

plug the hole.

And you are bragging about it? When your house is surrounded by a SWAT team and the Bomb Squad you won't be so smug. Not to mention the environmental hazard that will have your land condemned.

EVACUATE NOW ! ! !

[Stormin Mormon]

And you are bragging about it? When your house is surrounded by a SWAT team and the Bomb Squad you won't be so smug. Not to mention the environmental hazard that will have your land condemned.

EVACUATE NOW ! ! !

[Dave]

I have three of these. They work great. Yes, they are expensive but still much cheaper than 6 months in a burn unit. YMMV.

[notbob]

Now THAT's a gas can!

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[notbob]

Not jes gas cans, but sippy cups, too!

No lie. I bought a couple sippy cups --those kiddy cups with the row of small holes in a flat hard spout sticking out of the top, so as to reduce spills for toddlere-- for my Alzheimer mother. Not only do they NOT have a vent, thereby restricting flow when a vacuum inevitably builds up, but they come with an on-demand valve that stops ANY flow unless the drinker actively creates a noticable suction on the nipple. IOW, the only way my mom can get a drink from this sippy cup from Hell is to suck on it till her eyeballs are touching the back of her skull. Fortunately, the valve is removable and I'm gonna drill an itty-bitty vent hole to eliminate any vacuum build-up.

Chrystonacrutch! ....you'd think a toddler was gonna kill 'imself or try and rule the world, the way they've got this simple cup locked down.

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[Ralph Mowery]

That is the one I am thinking of.

I also do as the vid does, number the gas cans as I have 3 of them. I like to keep one or two full cans for the generator. I usually empty 2 of the cans and refill two at one stop at the station. That keeps fresh gas druing the summer months. While probably not need , I make it a habit of putting the Sta-bil in the cans when I leave the house to refill them.

[gonjah]

Nothing in that paragraph is true in my household.

[Dan Espen]

Aww, you're no fun. You've got to learn to work up an idiot rage despite the fact that things get better every year.

Me, I'm really pissed that the 3 CFLs I put in our driveway lamp haven't burned out in 4 years. I was just getting used to replacing all 3 every

6 months. Now I might forget how to get in there and change the bulbs. It's not fair.

[notbob]

In what parallel universe would that be?

[gonjah]

IMO, a lot of "it" is perspective and some lack of education.

My wife and I tend to research large ticket items (most of the time at least) :)

Also, we buy a lot a Costco, so if the product doesn't live up to snuff we return it.

Perspective? Luck? I'm not sure but, if you buy something that doesn't work well the buyer needs to accept some responsibility.

[Harry K]

That just _has_ to be a joke. Small hole, screw, remove screw = vented, replace screw = non-vented.

Jazuzz the things people dream up!!!

Harry K

[Dan Espen]

The one where I work hard and enjoy the benefits.

If you're down on your luck I'm sorry to hear it.

[Frank]

Lot of us know about Avogadro's number.

I did speak to a Canadian official once at lunch that told me he would not to like to have a single atom of chlorine in his glass of water.

[Frank]

Right. If not for Ross Perot, we would not have had Clinton.

[krw]

to plug the hole.

Not only that but his insurance company is going to cancel his policy.

[krw]

I had a 1gal can that isn't too bad but I lost the plastic "hose" in the move last year. I just bought a replacement can from HD. It looks like I'll be spilling half the gas filling my weed whacker. There is no way to completely plug the thing, either. The "valve" is a butterfly in the neck that doesn't close completely and the end cover doesn't double as a tank seal. Like everything Congress does, it screwed this one up *badly*. Dumb, really dumb.