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Favorite Comment: Fixer kc/cc says, “Jeb solved his missing gas tank dilemma, but now he only has enough fuel on board to get the truck into town, refill the tank, and drive back home again. Months will pass before he can buy a spare gas can, because he’ll need a bus ticket across town to do so, and meanwhile, no one seems to have lost another one along the side of the road.”
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That looks pretty dangerous…
That’s your criticism? What kludge on this site doesn’t look dangerous? I’m mad that they couldn’t at least spray paint it red to color coordinate.
Hey, at least it’s actually labeled “Gasoline”
It could be worse: They could have used any old container.
And at least they didn’t use a glass jug.
Couldn’t risk it. That’s how they haul the moonshine. Although, come to think of it, there may be something to be said for alternative fuel accessibility here…
It looks like it used to be red. Whether it turned white from weathering or fear for its life we’ll never know.
well done…. which is what the occupants will be if this kludge should go kaboom.
This is awsome. With the price of fuel it’s convenient to be able to transport fuel from one vehicle to other equipment. (lawn mower, another car, motorcycle etc.)
Now you can take your valuables (i.e. fuel) with you when you leave your car. Plus, any would-be-thief would be unable to start it.
Could there be a more effective anti-theft system?
I have a feeling this car wouldn’t make it far anyway, with or without gas.
Jeb solved his missing gas tank dilemma, but now he only has enough fuel on board to get the truck into town, refill the tank, and drive back home again. Months will pass before he can buy a spare gas can, because he’ll need a bus ticket across town to do so, and meanwhile, no one seems to have lost another one along the side of the road.
At least they left the fuel filter in place.
Not a good idea if near a keg party.
At least you’ll fill up the tank (can) quickly.
And thus every time you go fuel it up it will be cheap, all 10 gasillion times
Well, this is a conflagration waiting to happen.
At least we needn’t worry about the dissemination of phlogiston. It isn’t a volatile constituent of combustible substances as once believed. I find myself appalled by those puerile alchemists and their ludicrous theories!
I just hate these university c*cktail parties.
*Original comment is awaiting moderation. Somehow, this party feels just that much more awkward now.
I guess they don’t like people with c*ntrarian opinions.
Yeah, they should have duct taped or zip tied the filter to the truck body or frame.
This kludge is at least one bungee chord away from meeting NTSB standards.
dangerous or not…..i really want to see the rest of this vehicle!
Actually, I’ve seen far worse. The only thing this really needs is a three foot length of 1/8 OD copper or aluminum tubing, a little Silicone Seal and a roll of black tape…
You want to make a tank vent line that is long and narrow enough to act as a flash suppressor, with a crook at the top to keep out rain, and seal the neck of the gas can with the silicone and electrical tape. Portable cans already have static conductive additives in the plastic so a charge drains to the car body.
Yes, you can do Field Expedient Engineering and do it safely. Just think it through – in this case, control the vapors.
Now that we know we’re not going to turn into a ball of fire. What’s your guess as to the MPG on this road trip?
After several beers and a big bowl of ham and beans, there ain’t enough copper tubing, silicone or duct tape in the world to control my vapors!
This guy is just a car hobbiest. He generally likes to tinker with cars and usually leans towards solutions to problems that make a “bang” in a veiwer’s mind…
I’m surprised no one has noticed the two rubber bands holding the container from falling. how clever.
I did this a few years ago with my Grandpa’s ’50 Chevy truck, when the gas tank was out of it. The bungee cords are a little too high-fallutin’ for me, I just used an extension cord, and tied it to the running board.
Wasn’t that difficult to do in bare feet, carrying a banjo?
not too bad really, just carry the banjo in your tooth.
Amen! The tooth be told.
Badgirl, you made me laugh so hard I spit tobaccy juice onto my shirt! (unless maybe that was already there when I put it on last week. Hmm…)
“unless maybe that was already there…”
*‘less-un maybe that were already thar…*
Please excuse this interruption, but when one understands a language, it’s really tough to refrain from trying to help others along with grammar and pronunciation.
How y’all think he paid for the gas to get his chaw? The tooth fairy of course.
*Ptooey!*
I AM COOOOUUUNNNNTRRRRRYYYY!!!
One time my Grandpa was “out of it” so we sent him to a nursing home.
One time mine ran the riding lawnmower up onto the front porch and shredded the welcome mat. But he still had most of his teeth, I think.
heck I jus put the can on the passenger side floorboard and ran the hose out through one of the many rust holes, truck wouldn’t go more’n a couple miles anyway before she conked out…
Honestly, the least he could have done was get a bigger can. Then he could go longer without having to fill up.
Dude, at the place where I pump, I have never seen anyone pump more than $5. For some people this works just fine. It all depends on location.
You sure this isn’t from the set of a new Mythbusters car myths episode?
The only way we can get you that far North is if we strip it down and turn it into a flying gas-can!
“Next time, Jack, put it in a G–D— memo!”
This kludge causes me to wax nostalgic about my explosive ’74 Ford Pinto. (my eyebrows still haven’t grown back completely)
On the upside of things, you require less waxing now.
I see nothing wrong with this. I have done the same repair to my plow truck. the gas tank went out so I drilled a hole in the box, ran a new line and put it in a 5 gal gas can. Now I just switch cans when it runs out of gas, a lot cheaper than replacing a 200.00 gas tank.
The silver siphon leech attaches its elastic hooks to stationary prey (usually sitting on concrete blocks). It then connects its long proboscis to the underbelly and can easily take a gallon of gasoline in a single feeding.
In some parts of the world these parasitic pests have been liked to outbreaks of malaria.
“linked,” damn it
No way is this going to pass a vehicle emissions test.
In the event of a collision, run for your lives as burning rain falls from the heavens.
Do you ride a motorcycle? You have the gas can between you legs! This is another “tween the middle of nowheres” emergency fixes. I’d use it to get home if I had to do it.
Make fun all you want, but you will all be clamoring to team up with such ingenious klugers when the Zombie Apocalypse starts.
Zombies don’t pass gas.
Are you kidding? Dead bodies rot and those gases often get trapped inside. For centuries one of the “tests” for a body to be a vampire is if they burped or farted. (Which was really just the gases from decomposing being released.) People thought the corpses were “talking” when they’d do this, so they thought they were vampires.
So yeah, zombies fart.
Suddenly I recall a popular song from the ’80s: “We like the cars/The cars that go BOOM.” Oh, indeed.
I remember doing this for a ’70′s Jaguar. 2 tanks, tho. Lasted 3 years. Matched the wiring that I got to troubleshoot… Whaddaya expect when working for beer?
Friend of mine rode in a “microlet” in Jakarta. They remove the gas tanks in order to make more space for passengers in back. He noticed that the driver was using an open bucket for gas, held between his legs.
The driver was also smoking.
My friend got off very quickly.
When an open container of gas blows up, everyone leaves very quickly.
Usually by jumping forty foot in the air and spreading themselves over a wide area…
I want to see what the rest of this “thing” looks like.
Safety first!
This is actually a pretty standard way to fuel your car if you’re in a demo derby.
move over Xzibit, and give room for this version of pimp my ride.
Safety standards, bah who needs those
What’s the big deal? We have an old forklift that uses a six gallon plastic gas jug for a gas tank… works great!!
this should be when you notice that you are addicted to oil.
SO STOP USING IT!