Gas Can Vent

[Ozarks Tom]

I got really tired of the glug, glug, glug the EPA has forced us to listen to, so being the rebel I am, I decided to find a way to vent gas cans like the used to be.

I drill a 1/2" hole in the can, avoiding the seam.  Take a piece of wire about 18" long and curve it slightly, drill a small hole the size of the wire in a valve cap, put the valve cap on the wire, then flatten the end of the wire 1/4" back from the end so the cap can't slide off.  Take the valve stem out of the valve body.  Fish the wire/cap through the 1/2" hole, and through the spout hole.  Screw the valve cap on the valve body, and pull back through the hole.  Seat the valve body with pliers.

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[paisley]

Thank you plug plug splash drives me crazy.

[M5Farms]

I have used this method for years, what I have found is you need to buy quality valve stems from a tire dealer. The cheap auto parts one will only last a few months and before the split and break off. I have started using the metal threaded ones and have had better luck

[1shotwade]

I think everybody hates those cans except the guys selling them.All I do is take an ice pick and put a hole as high as it will go behind the handle.It's a permanent fix and takes all of 30 seconds!
The problem I have is remembering to do it when I gave an ice pick.Ha! You know what I mean.
Wade