What we need is a better solution to the CARB/EPA gasoline can bung hole threaded neck problem

Danny D. · 2014-09-12T08:58:00+00:00

Today, I drive down to Costco, to fill my trunk with 50 gallons of gas: When, lo and behold, I smell strong gas fumes while driving. So, I pull over, and open the trunk, and what do I see? Yet another plastic spout cap broke along the perimeter: So, I stop by Lowes to pick up a replacement 5-gallon portable storage can: Resigning myself to transferring the gas from the old can to the new can, lo and behold, I find that the new cap seemingly fits the old threaded neck, yet, the converse isn't true. The old spout doesn't seem to fit the new can's threaded neck. Huh? I ask: How can it be that the new spout fits the old can, but that the old spout doesn't fit the new can? One reason it matters is that I have more than a few of these one or two year old gas cans where all the spouts break the same!

Sep 12, 2014 40 Replies

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John Albert 12 years ago

From the page referenced in the URL above: "PART # B3 Solid base cap Black, solid cap for tank storage or transportation. Black cap is fine thread and typically fits older Briggs and Stratton, Rubbermaid, essence, and Gott cans."

Note the word, "older".

My guess is that they won't fit the -newer- plastic cans such as Danny is referring to.

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