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06-21-2007, 08:26 PM
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How to fill up the tank without spilling on the body?
I am trying to fill up the tank from a 5 gal diesel container.
How to fill up the tank without spilling on the body? I can't find any funnel that is big enough and it has the 120 degree curve.
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#3
06-21-2007, 10:12 PM
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Or get a whole different container....I got two yellow 5 gallon diesel cans with flex spouts for about $7 apiece.
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#4
06-21-2007, 10:31 PM
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I just shake the heck out of the nozzle before removing it, works every time.
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#5
06-22-2007, 01:01 AM
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i usually put a paper towel under the neck for just such a thing.
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06-22-2007, 06:15 AM
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Verrrrrryyyyy Carefully......
just remember....even if you did have a funnel that has the 120* bend......if you fill it too rapidly, you will overfill the funnel and get diesel fuel all over the place.......not just on the car's fender/quarter panel......
 SB
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#7
06-22-2007, 09:28 AM
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I use one of the long trumpet type funnels with about 4" of the small end cut off so the end is bigger for faster flow.
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#8
06-22-2007, 11:28 AM
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use a siphon in the can?
http://www.autobarndeals.com/servlet/the-9284/Shaker-Siphon/Detail or one with a crank pump... harbor freight has several types.
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#9
06-22-2007, 12:41 PM
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We can't get the new cans with the flex spout. It's now the crappy "push really hard to compress the spring so the valve will open and then slip and cause a spill or get stuck in the filler neck that the EPA does not want to happen anyway"
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#10
06-22-2007, 05:51 PM
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WVO trick is to use a Gatorade bottle with the bottom cut off. The threads will screw it into place... i dont know about diesel fuel and plastic, should be ok for 5 gallons???
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06-22-2007, 08:56 PM
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Cheers, John
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#12
06-22-2007, 09:15 PM
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Here's a few options -
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95068 http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=6498 http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=31779 Sixto 93 300SD 3.0 - comatose
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#13
06-22-2007, 11:07 PM
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Sixto,
Those Harbor freight items sure offer a nice range of solutions to the problem in the original posting. I have an all plastic "squish" pump that I have used for the last 20 years or so. It has a fitting that could be threaded into a small drum bung and several length dip tubes to reach the bottom of the drum or 5-gal can or whatever. The plastics are probably polyethylene and polypropylene. It does retain a small amount of fuel when the job is done, but I store it in the open top of the last 5-gal can for a day or two until all is drained.
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06-22-2007, 11:50 PM
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Quote:
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