andy couchman Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pburt Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Well, I bought one of these "20 litre" jerrycans thinking that I would be able to put 20 litres of V-Power in it. But NO, it only took 19 litres, brimmed! Does the "airspace" previously mentioned account for the other litre? Or should my local Shell station think about getting their pump re-calibrated? (not that I'm complaining if I actually got 20 but paid for 19!) Or is 20 litres just a nominal figure? Or is this why they're going cheap at Aldi? Seems well made though, with v secure cap. Incidentally, does anyone know if the cap should be released from time to time to let any vapour escape, if the fuel is stored for several weeks/months? Peter Burt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BYKer Will Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 i only get 19 or so in my non aldi ones or they explode everywhere when you open them. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Incidentally, does anyone know if the cap should be released from time to time to let any vapour escape, if the fuel is stored for several weeks/months? Definitely not. Keep 'em sealed. Petrol deteriorates because the volatile aromatics (love that phrase) evaporate off. If you keep them full, and sealed, the vapour pressure will prevent any more from evaporating. Kept this way, petrol should be good for a few months - though if you're sprinting/racing and want it at its best I should aim for a few weeks at most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 BTW, filling them with cold fuel fresh from the tank and then leaving them in the sun for a while is a good recipe for "fuel all over the floor" when you open them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pburt Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 BTW, filling them with cold fuel fresh from the tank and then leaving them in the sun for a while is a good recipe for "fuel all over the floor" when you open them Roger, this sounds like the voice of experience 😳! On a different tack: One of my reasons for buying the can in the first place was so that I don't have to rely on finding a Shell station that hasn't had it's V-power pump nozzles converted to the new, non-aerofiller-friendly variety. I was intending to use a funnel but wondered if the Machine-Mart or similar nozzle attachment for the jerrycan worked okay with the aerofiller? Peter Burt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Yup. I've hacked the inside out of my filler, so pretty much anything fits. But if you do decide to use a funnel, these are great. With the offset tube, they sit nicely in the filler leaving you two hands free for the jerry can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonycaterham Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Picked up a couple of cans this morning at York (Monks Cross) outlet Tony L7 EVL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pburt Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Roger The offset funnel looks like a simple, cheap solution. However, before seeing your reply, I happened to be passing a Machine Mart so bought one of their flexible spouts. It fits into the aerofiller a treat, but I've noted that the internal breather pipe is like a flattened tube, which is obviously to suit the MM jerrycan's wide internal breather, whereas the Aldi jerrycan has a circular tube inside. These different internals don't seem to impinge on one another but, equally, they don't marry up as such. Is this important? Seems to me it should still "breathe" so long as I don't just up-end the can. Peter Burt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricol Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Be careful fuel doesn't then come out of the air breather hole on the MM spout - that's what happens to one of my 1940's ex-US army cans with the spout. Other one for some reason, although only a year newer, worked fine. Bri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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