Magicfour just sent me an updated version of the vent cap. Check out the updated video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jKlkp9J5us_NkXU.html

If you turn the can upside down when you drill the vent hole, plastic fragments will not fall down into your container. if you grab the side of the plastic protective insert with needle-nose pilers and twist 180, this will cause the circumference of the insert to shrink, you have a solid grip on it, and then it pulls out easily.

I like these metal venting caps instead of the plastic ones. Genius at EPA who prob has never used a gas can in their lives removed the venting caps leading to more splash and spilled gas.

This guy has a real point on where to locate that vent at so no hands or clothes block the thing when pouring. I did the same thing just now to one of my new cans. That is why I am watching this my son bought his first lawn mower this year so I gave him a big 4gal can and my smaller 1.5 gal can. I keep one semi large can myself for reserve spare gas and two 5gal cans for my tractors. My Craftsman and Yard Man are gas hogs. I suggest folks keep a stock pile of fuel this year due to the work situation being what it is right now. Keep 3-4 times what you need on hand at all times. A few cans of store bought gas like True Fuel and 2cyl on hand is also not a bad idea the stuff really doesn't go bad for a really long time.

LMAO love how you end it by giving the EPA the middle finger and not using a nozzle at all 🤣😂🤣😂

Every single "safety" spout I have used in the past couple of decades has caused me to spill more gas when refilling equipment than I used to with the basic "not-safe" spouts from years ago. And the fact the EPA (or whoever decides on design) keeps changing the approved safety design suggests they know the last several offerings sucked and were a PITA.

The flat area on the back of the handle would be the spot for the vent.

Just push a shingle nail through the plastic and remove it when you're ready to use it. The big flat nail head makes it easy to remove and replace

I drilled an 1/8” hole and used a wing nut screw. Just have to remember to hold in your hand while pouring your gas.

Man. you were not kidding when you said that you are not very SMART...but keep working on it...

Thank you for sharing! Just bought a set from amazon. I cant stand the EPA gas cans now days. I was to the point where I was just going to drill a hole in the damn thing, I am sure this is a perfect fix, thank you! My current set up on a riding lawnmower I had to hold that damn tank FOREVER trying to fill the lawn mower as it gurgled away.

Back in the 60’s I used regular valves for tires and put them on my 5 gallon Jeep cans.

Man, I haven't bought a gas can in awhile, but that does look like a pain in the a$$ to pout out of, so nice fix! You might have done it off camera, but I would shake out the can after drilling to get rid of any plastic pieces that might have fallen. Moving that log was pretty amazing--I think the guy standing next to the cable was a lot braver than I would have been! :) Good to see you Mark! This is the first time you've come up on my feed (despite the notification settings) in months, so glad to see you buddy. -Dave

the new spout comes with 2 caps; one has fine thread and one has course threads. You have course thread on your spout so you use the cap with the course threads.

I started using a funnel (1980s) when gas cans were made of steel and had a flexible spout. Most of them leaked where it screwed on to the can, especially after being cross threaded.

That red bar locking spout can be fixed by removing the base inside O ring, taking out the spring permanently and replacing the O ring. lock opens and closes but then is not spring loaded.

Thanks for this, have NEVER seen those vents before, I use the 5 gal metal safety cans and the under cap seals started to leak, replaced them & they still don't seal at the original ones, I may have to let them settle for awhile

this video helped me save my 5 gallon deisel can. seemed nomatter what the sloshing would leak fuel out of the punctured hole in the back on top. i had no idea why someone left it. works best. the nozzel threads are really oversized which i like and clicks to lock.

The strainer is definitely not for prote ting from flames as the fumes are more combustible than the liquid.

Great job. Ill be copying your set up here 👍👍🇺🇲🇮🇪

great idea, good to know these are out there. I just got a little electric fuel pump from Harbor Freight for use at home.

I use a crank pump for RC models on my two cycle fuel. No mess and I can fill to the top.

I was using metal tire valve stems with inner valve removed to vent my cans, unscrew cap to vent, but I like these vents shown in this video and they are cheaper. Too bad I already put valve stem vents in all my cans.... oh well.

I drilled and tapped a ¼"-20 hole in my 5 gallon plastic can, and have a ¼"-20x ½" long bolt that I screwed a nut down tight to the head, then put a little O ring on the bolt. That works, but a ¼" hole is a tiny vent when trying to empty a 5 gallon can into a tractor, and it does restrict the flow. I think a ⅜" would be much better, but haven't done that yet. Glad you didn't spill fuel on your workbench! That looked a bit risky, especially with all that electrical equipment right there. Better to be safe than to have a good story to tell from a hospital bed.

Great video!! Thanks

Thats f***ing amazing. I just use a self tapping screw. Its all the air needed.

I was thinking about using a tire valve for a vent. Just remove the core and cap it when it's not needed. I've been thinking about it for years maybe I'll remember this weekend.

You can invert the spout for storage. Put spout in can inverted, put hat (lid) on inverted end put the big ole ring on. The hat is very much like the final ring as to how it seals the can.

0:27 love how he throws in little raps while he talks

When you start pulling on up that plastic thing inside the can it helps to have the die grinder around and put a slot or two in it. Make's it come out easier for ya.. I've done enough of em 4 friends and neighbors now I sorta have things down to a few seconds process. I use one of them same needle nose vice grips myself lock it on the thing and that is when and where I start slicing on it. on the smaller cans it even helps that when ya get it up some drill a hole in it like an 1/8th inch bit and poke a screw driver thru it so it won't slither away on ya. I was getting what I called the best plastic cans were called a HUL CAN. I cannot find them anymore not even on the net. I was getting mine at the ACE Hardware store quite a distance from here. The plastic is much thicker than other cans I have seen and they take quite a bit of abuse especially at winter deer camp we have this gargantuan generator that runs almost everything else we need in the 5 5th wheel campers we all have on my patch. I only have a 50amp service for mainly my use so I found my big giant generator coming into the local scrap yard. The guy that had it told me it used to work good at one time maybe it could be fixed he told me. And I fixed it but when everyone is showering and cooking all at once its a gas pig. It goes thru $25 $30 bucks worth of gas over night and then again next day too. So I am a local authority on big ole gas cans too..

I drill a hole 1/8" and use a nail. Pull the nail when pouring, stick it back in when done. My spouts don't have stupid spring loaded valves in them thankfully or I'd remove them or replace the spouts. Thank you

i use a nail w/loop bent in head end , loosely zip tied to handle of gas can . on a hot day just push and twist to make its own hole , no shavings . don't make hole in the seam of the plastic can though .

Flame shield has been tested. It works. I don't know the science, but it prevents flaming fumes from shooting out of the can should they be ignited from a static discharge. Remove it and you open yourself to legal liability should someone else get burned, although chances of that happening are remote.

Good video

Can we sue and arrest the EPA for destroying gas cans & the environment?

Never seen someone put as much thought into a gas can lol

I use a tubless tire valve stem with the core removed

I use a small shake siphon. It’s way more controllable and easy to do one handed.

Cool thanks, those vents are news to me. I'm liking the o-rings on both sides, worth a try over the plastic ones. If the fuel eats up the inner o-ring too quickly then next up for me would be a 'pops-a-vent' which I just learned about, which you can install with a sealant for a stronger seal.

The EPA should've left the gas cans alone as they already did the old gas cans worked just fine

Nothin like gettin in a fix it fight with a brand new piece of junk gas can and losing bad.... Happens to the best of us though....

What fuel spout did you finally settle on. I remember you saying that you were going to look at others. Please put a link as to what you ordered. Ordering the metal vents now...great video..thanks

LMAO! everything that would happen to me! Lol I’m not alone!

I spill 'more' gas with these new EPA cans, then I ever did with the old cans. The new cans all get modified!.

I did the vent modification on my 20 litre can but not from a kit, I used a brass ¼ BSP male to male fitting, & a ¼ BSP blanking cap. In the UK we are not allowed venting petrol cans.

LoL Nice Flow....

Take the spring out of the new spout and you have it perfect.

That is an awesome vent cap purchase. I would use the original nozzle top that goes inside and just remove it completely when fueling and use a funnel. Did it for 30 plus years in the fire service. Cool vid!

Take the spring out of the spout and you'll be good.

Considering the contents of the can, would it be better to use plastic instead of metal?

I prefer to stick a funnel in the car and hold the gas can sideways with no spout. no vent needed

I don't know what you spent on all this happy crappy, but tractor supply has 'utility jug' for like $22, same plastic as gas cans, nice flexible spout and a vent. They wotk great.

How do you get the white filter out if it falls in?

so what spout/nozzle are people actually liking to replace crappy ones?

I wonder if the metal tire valves would work? Remove the Schroeder valve in it.

I thought he was gonna put on the vent cap on the right side of that can. I mean thing about how you hold and pour your gas before installing that cap. If you are right handed he located that cap right where ya put your left hand when pouring... Sheeesh....

Know nothing Do Gooder Bureaucrats. "The big club".

The seal on the spout does not last long, it always rips..

My plastic vent cap broke it's hinge strap. Careful not to lose cap after they break.

Buy a metal can from Just Rite manufacturing and eliminate these headaches

Waste of money. A tire valve stem is cheaper. And for the spout just cut off all of the epa junk leaving about an 1" and a 1/2 of spout. Then buy a foot of clear tubing from Lowes and a hose clamp. I use a cap plug in the end of the hose. The cheap clear plastic flex hose that didn't fit well will crack in a year or two. After they crack I cut them at the base of the accordion part and use the same clear hose, hose clamp, and stopper. Also put the vent higher up on the back of the handle. The bigger cans actually have a flat non textured pad for the vent. The push in yellow plastic ones do work well but I still use tire valve stems. I like the all metal ones

I the thumbnail I thought that was a valve stem and you were going to pressurize it

How much did that valve stem cost you?

Be aware if you have such modified can in your truck or trailer and a "DOT" cop inspects your equipment you will be subject to a fine for NOT using/having a DOT/EPA approved gas can.

I saw a gas can catch on fire and a guy just blow it out so if you don't freak out and drop it and blow it out you should be fine

I spill more gas with the "spill proof"😊 spouts than regular spouts.

vent o ring on wrong side of plastic.

Appears as if you could use metal car valve stem caps when you lose original cap.

I hope that is not illegal like tearing the tag off a mattress.

CLEANING MY BENCH OFF WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST THING

I have Republican friends and Democrat friends ,eh. Some of each are safety minded and some are less so , bless their hearts.

It’s so sad the time we live in you can’t even buy a gas can that’s user-friendly. You spill more gas with these new EPA cans, then which you would lose by evaporation with a vent. Maybe if we all started making videos of us, just intentionally pouring gasoline on the ground they would start making decent cans again🤔

I’ve never had a problem with the EPA spouts. Sure it’s slower, but I never spill gas.

That whole time you had the chainsaw there, you could have just cut the can in half to get the white flame thing out, then gone inside and had a beer 👍🤠

don't let them pliers kick your a$$

You have to be in Kommiefornia

Most exalant . There you just made a real gas’s can all these safety cans are nothing but dangerous !!!

can says "never use gasoline to start a fire". to which I say please do and trim the gene pool.....

The white baffle would stop a fire because gasoline won't burn at an A/F ratio of about 9:1 so the fumes inside the small baffle volume burn - yes inside the can - and quickly use up all available oxygen.

Why would you want the nozzle inverted and stored in the gas can? YUCK!!!

Don't let the democrats at the EPA see this, you'll end up in prison.

Ha Ha, ya you're not too bright if you don't understand what that flame guard is for. That vent is gonna leak every time you pop it open. That being said, i removed mine.

there has not been a thing accomplished here

J

Ahem - safety surely isn't a democracy or Republicans issue,is it ?

what's the purpose of this crap

Thank a Democrat voter for having to do this.

Knuckleheaded guy trashing EPA but too young to know history of how bad it was before they were created. You’ll figure it out someday, maybe. Can’t hardly figure out a fuel can