I feel your pain, I bought a small 1 gal can for my 2 cycle stuff a couple years back what a major POS! all I did was spill gas all over the place, I have a 5 Gal made many years ago by the same company that fits so I use the spout off that for the new can.

 

Have broken the nozzles in -20f and absolutely hate these new gas tanks.
They are also a problem in the boat when we need the fuel in the running tank asap.
Just does not dump fuel fast enough.

 

On the new plastic gas cans,I drill a hole for a tire valve in the top near the handle out of the way.Fish it in with a piece of tywire.Take the guts out.You have a vent.Drill the hole on the small side,and it wont leak.Works for me.

 

I got stuck buying one of the Blitz ones and tried a different one too made by "Midwest Can" - they both suck. I saw a couple other brands that looked equally bad. I have not tried this one yet, but everyone on the chainsaw forums raves about it:
No-Spill Cans and Nozzles Home Page

I agree, I spill more with these new cans than I ever did in 25+ yrs of using the old style.

I'm going to get a No-spill one, one of these days when I am ordering something else and think about it.

-Dave

 

$45 for a 5 gallon gas can is a horrible price. The push button looks like it would work ok but that alone doesn't justify the price. It's just a gas can for crying out loud!

 

I still have a good pre-CARB 5 gal can, and will be keeping it forever (now that I know what they have done to them).

I don't know where you got your price, but it is way high... and even the cheap ones are $15-20 for a 5-gal. Is another few bucks for one that works not a good deal? Bailey's (logging equip supplier) has the 5gal No-Spill for $28. That's not money worth quibbling about for one that works. Chainsaws, Outdoor Power Equipment and Tree Care Supplies from Bailey's There are other places to buy them too.

I repeat: of the 2 or 3 new CARB designs I have seen and used, they all suck. The No-spill has gotten great reviews, though I haven't used one yet. But I will, next time I need one.

-Dave

 

Did you know there is a Recall on the Blitz noozles, the ones with the Green Shut-off tab ??

 

They should all be recalled. I never saw the ones with the green shut off tab.

 

This is the link for the recalled nozzles, Blitz USA - Feedback

 

If I needed one I'd pick up this water jug and use it or see if the nozzle's swapped.

Amazon.com: Blitz 50863 Water Container: Automotive

 

Those cans **** me off to no end. I probably have about 10 "old style" ones laying around, they worked fine, the problem was the cheap plastic nozzles would always break off.

the new style ones are pretty infuriating. For one they take FOREVER to drain out. I think it probably took about 15 minutes to empty a 5 gallon one into my car. If you none of you noticed, i think there's a disclaimer on the nozzles that say they're not intended to use on automobiles. How brilliant is that? I mean seriously, who on earth would ever need to use a gas can on an automobile? Engineers never cease to amaze me.

I had to buy a special nozzle that'll fit into an auto gas tank, it costed like $15 and it's a total piece of crap. I have to wrap a couple rags around the nozzle to keep it from spilling gas all over the place, it leaks inexplicably and profusely.

Back to the slow drain time, i ended up just jabbing a small vent hole in the top of the gas cans with an icepick. It leaks some gas but....the cans pour gas all over the place no matter what you do anyways, so oh well. Now it'll only take maybe a handful of minutes to leak. I remember before i jabbed the hole in them, my hands would fall asleep holding the damn can up for so long.

 

I bought some replacement cheap plastic old style nozzles at the lawn mower shop last week for $2.75 each. Replaced my old cracked ones on my old school gas containers.

Link to one on ebay
gas can spout : eBay Motors (item 160422717716 end time Apr-14-10 09:07:12 PDT)

Link to manufactuer Part # T201C
http://www.theplasticsgroup.net/imag...1007_UL_SS.pdf

 

You all just need to buy a jiggle hose and not worry about those stupid cans.
In case you don't know what a jiggle hose is, I'll try to describe it.
It's a lenght of 3/4" hose with a fitting on one end that has a marble in it.
The can has to be higher than the gas tank. put the fitting end in the can and the other end in the tank, give the hose a few shakes then stand there and wait till the can is empty. No mess, no fuss.
I've been useing one for a couple of decades, to fill all my mowers, my autos and a few other's autos, with never a problem.

 

I've seen them before...basically a siphon hose.
Just glad I am not the only one who thinks these new "environmentally friendly" cans are a joke. Just wish there was some way to make the engineers and beauracrats see it the way we see them.

 

Don't blame the engineers. It's all the EPA and CARB's doing. The engineers are doing what they have to do to comply...Some do it better than others, over time they will improve, but I still do not see these as a step forward in any way.