Martin_J
Well-Known Member
I was just watching a YouTube video on 2 stroke outboards and when it came to the part that showed the chap filling the outboard from a gallon can, I thought what a great spout. It was push button to start/stop pouring.
With my current tender outboard, a Yamaha F6CMH 4-stroke, the internal fuel tank is too opaque to see the fuel level with cowling removed, there is a filter in the filler hole that effectively prevents fuelling with it in (it doesn't seem to allow air out) and with that removed, the can nozzle/spout goes in but it's nigh on impossible to see when to stop pouring. The perfect funnel I use with my 2-strokes just doesn't fit right in the filler hole (I keep it still because it's got the air holes to let air out whilst fuel goes in).
I was intrigued and a quick search on the internet showed a UK article that mentioned all new fuel cans must come with anti-spill safety spouts.
morebikes.co.uk news petrol-can-safety-improve-with-new-spouts
Watching the video at the link above showed that when pouring into a wine glass, the flow actually stopped an inch or so above the nozzle end. Even that isn't really good enough to prevent me overfilling the outboard.
Searching the web further came up with the NO-SPILL gas system and that looked exactly like the one in the first video. Auto stop, button to pour and what's more, the video below at 2:33 in shows it stopped immediately the fuel reached the end of the spout.
The demo on the weed eater looks like exactly what I need for topping up the outboard.
Am I just way behind in fuel spout technology?
Does everyone else have anti-spill spouts on your petrol cans?
Is everyone else already using cans like this No-Spill with the button and even more immediate stop before overflow function?
With my current tender outboard, a Yamaha F6CMH 4-stroke, the internal fuel tank is too opaque to see the fuel level with cowling removed, there is a filter in the filler hole that effectively prevents fuelling with it in (it doesn't seem to allow air out) and with that removed, the can nozzle/spout goes in but it's nigh on impossible to see when to stop pouring. The perfect funnel I use with my 2-strokes just doesn't fit right in the filler hole (I keep it still because it's got the air holes to let air out whilst fuel goes in).
I was intrigued and a quick search on the internet showed a UK article that mentioned all new fuel cans must come with anti-spill safety spouts.
morebikes.co.uk news petrol-can-safety-improve-with-new-spouts
Watching the video at the link above showed that when pouring into a wine glass, the flow actually stopped an inch or so above the nozzle end. Even that isn't really good enough to prevent me overfilling the outboard.
Searching the web further came up with the NO-SPILL gas system and that looked exactly like the one in the first video. Auto stop, button to pour and what's more, the video below at 2:33 in shows it stopped immediately the fuel reached the end of the spout.
The demo on the weed eater looks like exactly what I need for topping up the outboard.
Am I just way behind in fuel spout technology?
Does everyone else have anti-spill spouts on your petrol cans?
Is everyone else already using cans like this No-Spill with the button and even more immediate stop before overflow function?
