raineman021
Eric Raine
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!)