[Shop-talk] Gas Can Spout

[Eric Russell]

The opening is not threaded. There appears to be a metal crimp holding 
the plastic 'collapsible' piece to the metal lid. This same type of 
spout is used on 5 gallon pails of hydraulic fluid, paint, etc.

Eric Russell
Mebane, NC

On 11/19/2018 9:53 PM, Jeff Scarbrough wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 9:32 PM Eric Russell <ejrussell at mebtel.net> wrote:
>> I have a couple of 5 gallon metal gas cans - like these:
>> https://www.sunocoracefuels.com/fuels
>>
>> I'd like to replace the spouts - they need not collapse.
> What size is the opening?  Is it threaded in any way?  I suspect not,
> but just in case, I'd look at drum spouts such as
> https://www.mcmaster.com/drum-spouts