jwnall
Moderator Emeritus
Yeah, I know the title is not really very descriptive, but I could not think of a better one.
Some people like to keep their diesel fuel tanks topped off at all times if possible. Without arguing about whether this is good or bad, let me say that I am one of those. And rather than pull up to the fuel dock to pump in six or seven gallons of diesel fuel after a cruise on the river, I just carry a can from home when I go down and fill it up at a gas station on the way down.
However, trying to pour from one of these cans is exasperating! They always leak, and trying to hold up a 5-gallon can while crouched on the deck can get old.
So . . . the point of all this (besides complaining about it) is I am wondering if someone has a good solution for just pumping the fuel from the can while it is sitting upright. I thought about using a hose and a bulb (such as gas cans for outboard motors often have), and probably that would work. But it would be jury-rigged, and I thought that perhaps someone might come up with a more sophisticated way of doing it.
John
Some people like to keep their diesel fuel tanks topped off at all times if possible. Without arguing about whether this is good or bad, let me say that I am one of those. And rather than pull up to the fuel dock to pump in six or seven gallons of diesel fuel after a cruise on the river, I just carry a can from home when I go down and fill it up at a gas station on the way down.
However, trying to pour from one of these cans is exasperating! They always leak, and trying to hold up a 5-gallon can while crouched on the deck can get old.
So . . . the point of all this (besides complaining about it) is I am wondering if someone has a good solution for just pumping the fuel from the can while it is sitting upright. I thought about using a hose and a bulb (such as gas cans for outboard motors often have), and probably that would work. But it would be jury-rigged, and I thought that perhaps someone might come up with a more sophisticated way of doing it.
John