We all have had our own struggles with filling our tanks between sessions. The battle of refilling while avoiding spillage on the outside of the tank, bodywork, you name it - it finds its way everywhere but inside the tank sometimes.
I decided to take the plunge on a VP Racing Square Jerry can to hopefully gain a victory in this refueling war with my previous cans and funnels. I even went to the exent of buying an extra cap to go along with the optional hose attachment so I could teflon tape the hose to the spare cap permanently to avoid the possibility of wearing the threads down and causing eventual leaking at the attachment point. (I know, I might be over thinking this, haha)
I attempted to use it for the first time while at PittRace this past weekend and sure enough I lost the battle yet again. It would leak right down the front of the can from under the main cap. This was not a slight dribble of gas. We are talking about gas running down the front like a sink faucet on full blast. Not sure how this is possible. I removed and repositioned the rubber o-ring seal, torqued the cap down plenty, and no matter what I did the can would continue to under-perform. Maybe I got the wrong brand, but I thought these cans were primo! Any help would be appreciated since I cannot return it.
Aside from my long back story, my question here is:
Has anyone else had this problem (if so, can it be fixed *no pun intended*)? & What can(s) do you use?
*(Disclosure: I did get $30 back from the online retailer for the inconvenience - so I can't complain!)
I decided to take the plunge on a VP Racing Square Jerry can to hopefully gain a victory in this refueling war with my previous cans and funnels. I even went to the exent of buying an extra cap to go along with the optional hose attachment so I could teflon tape the hose to the spare cap permanently to avoid the possibility of wearing the threads down and causing eventual leaking at the attachment point. (I know, I might be over thinking this, haha)
I attempted to use it for the first time while at PittRace this past weekend and sure enough I lost the battle yet again. It would leak right down the front of the can from under the main cap. This was not a slight dribble of gas. We are talking about gas running down the front like a sink faucet on full blast. Not sure how this is possible. I removed and repositioned the rubber o-ring seal, torqued the cap down plenty, and no matter what I did the can would continue to under-perform. Maybe I got the wrong brand, but I thought these cans were primo! Any help would be appreciated since I cannot return it.
Aside from my long back story, my question here is:
Has anyone else had this problem (if so, can it be fixed *no pun intended*)? & What can(s) do you use?
*(Disclosure: I did get $30 back from the online retailer for the inconvenience - so I can't complain!)