Fuel Jugs
07-26-2015, 09:46 AM
#1
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Fuel Jugs
http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS+Performan...80221/10002/-1
I have the above fuel jugs. The 50 state legal smeagle spout make them impossible to use. Actually spill more fuel than the open spout.
Do they make normal caps / spouts for these fuel jugs ?
I have the above fuel jugs. The 50 state legal smeagle spout make them impossible to use. Actually spill more fuel than the open spout.
Do they make normal caps / spouts for these fuel jugs ?
07-26-2015, 09:52 AM
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Team Owner
You can get replacement caps and different hoses. Here's what I got from Amazon"
Cap
Hose
The end on the hose is a short piece of PVC 1/2" conduit with threads on the open end. The diameter of that piece is less than the diameter of the gas tank filler opening.
Cap
Hose
The end on the hose is a short piece of PVC 1/2" conduit with threads on the open end. The diameter of that piece is less than the diameter of the gas tank filler opening.
07-26-2015, 11:51 AM
#4
Team Owner
I think the vent in those JEG's fuel jugs have an internal vent in the spout (from the pic, it looks like it's the small tubing). IMHO, the VP jugs are a better deal and they have a separate vent. Amazon even has replacement vents for the VP jugs.
07-26-2015, 01:03 PM
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Make sure your jug and the cap are compatible. I have seen two different variations of the VP jug; one has a slight bevel on the lip of the jug and takes an O-ring in the cap, the other is flat across and uses a flat rubber gasket type cap seal.
07-26-2015, 02:09 PM
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It's interesting that Amazon shows the same part number (3042) but the descriptions are slightly different for the gasket/o-ring.
07-26-2015, 05:50 PM
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Use a funnel
Forget the spouts on the jugs. Use a 45 degree wide mouth funnel and solve flow/ venting / spill problems. I used this 14" D shaped one from Pegasus Racing for about 8 years without problem.
https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/2015/052.pdf
https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/2015/052.pdf
Last edited by CHJ In Virginia; 07-26-2015 at 05:53 PM.
07-27-2015, 12:21 PM
#8
I had some VP jugs with custom fill hoses and high-flow vents, but switched to hunsakers and will never go back. The hunsakers cost a bit more but there's no comparison, they're high quality and dump in a hurry.