jyoutz
Super Member
I thought that I would post this because, I'm sure that lots of people would like to figure out a better way to fuel their compact. My 4100 doesn't use much fuel, only has a 6 gal. tank. I usually only go through about 5 gals. a month unless I have a special project. I haven't wanted to buy in large barrel quantities, due to the problems associated with aged fuel, So I have been filling my 5 gallon can. Of course, the fuel always leaks out of the pour spouts and dribbles down the can, your hood, and down your pants leg, when fueling directly from a can. Last week after ruining a pair of shoes, I decided there must be a better way. I haven't been too impressed with the cheapy looking plastic pumps you see around. I bought a regular steel, pump-handle barrel pump for 55 gallon drums. Then I bought a steel 5 gallon military-style jeep fuel can. The barrel pump threads are exactly the same as the gas can. So I cut off the intake tube to fit the can length, screwed the barrel pump into the can, and attached a 4' section of rubber garden hose to the pump. Now, I can leave the fuel can on the ground or floorboard and pump the fuel into the tank with no spillage or mess at all. I hope that this helps out others who are having the same problems I was having. I plan to get a second can for gas and just use the same pump for each can (of course I should probably paint the letters gas and diesel on each can to avoid disasters).