cheap blitz 5 gal. fuel containers

[The It]

If someone comes up with a good idea on how to plug those 2 little odd-shaped nozzle vent holes, please post it

I don't have this nozzle, so my suggestion may not be a good one...how bout some hot melt?

 

[Freakingstang]

here is my fix for the stupid cans.....just a simple less than a dollar fix from any napa store. Its a brass radiator petcock drain.

I also used those plastic storage jugs(hold three gallons perfect) from harbor freight sand blasting media. I'm saving the environment one plastic jug at a time! They also fit great on my service truck for diesel fuel storage, 15w-40, hyd oil, etc

 

[clemsonfor]

Re: the 1st video: I did all the same mods to my 2 Blitz cans, except made my vent a little different (threaded a 1/4" bolt into the vent, but I like his idea better!). The problem is that there are 2 little holes on the back of the nozzle itself ... these are the ones that cause the gurgle-gurgle the whole time you're pouring when the can is new & un-modified ... & once I drilled a vent hole, that allowed diesel to pour right out those 2 nozzle vent holes. For now I've inserted rubber pieces into those holes to plug them, which works OK, but they're a little "rigged". They do work, tho. If someone comes up with a good idea on how to plug those 2 little odd-shaped nozzle vent holes, please post it :thumbsup:

Why would "survivelist steve " not have told us about that?

 

[clemsonfor]

Freak, i dont care but someone might! Those are not DOT approved fuel storage containers for deisel!

 

[Freakingstang]

Freak, i dont care but someone might! Those are not DOT approved fuel storage containers for deisel!

Those are full of 15w40...

I use a couple of the jugs at home...

I suppose you wouldn't like seeing diesel fuel in winshield washer fluid jugs would you? Diesel won't eat the plastic. We use them for filling filters in the field on our generators. I haven't found any one gallon diesel jugs yet... The only place that hasn't liked them was marathon refinery. They wouldn't let me use a 1 1/2 gallon gas can either because it was marked gas. I made the guy fill up two fuel filters with a 5 gallon jug. He asked me how in the he'll I could hold the filter, hold the stupid safety nozzle and the five gallon jug while pouring... I said, idk. You tell me how I'm going to do it and not dump it... He said, ok use the **** washer jug. Lol

 

[PeterK]

I have 2 of the exact Blitz can & nozzle below, & was pouring diesel into my tractor ... I mean onto the ground ... because the cap itself split about half-way around where the seal is made against the can's spout, & it let diesel flow freely onto our precious environment. ie It cracked in the same place it would crack if you purposely tightened it waaaay too tight. But I did not.

Translation: These nozzles are cr@p.

Blitz USA: Item # 81054 5 Gallon Enviro-Flo Plus Diesel Can

The green nozzles on the Blitz 5 gal were recalled. I saw a notice posted somewhere a while back. But they were replacing them. I have a grey nozzle on the same can and have no problems with it. (other than the fact that they are what they are) You might want to search on this.

here http://www.blitzusa.com/recall.htm

 

[namesray]

The green nozzles on the Blitz 5 gal were recalled. I saw a notice posted somewhere a while back. But they were replacing them. I have a grey nozzle on the same can and have no problems with it. (other than the fact that they are what they are) You might want to search on this.

here Blitz USA - Feedback

thanks. i will call blitz and see what they say. at any rate they are going to get a piece of my mind as i am sick of their cheap containers, especially the spouts!!!