So the other day I was testing to see how far I could go on a tank of gas. For those of you who haven't seen my build thread (
http://www.zukiworld.com/forum/build-diaries-how-to-diy/mr-t-the-build/) I put a V6 and all the electronics, including the dash, into my Tracker. Before I got stranded anywhere I wanted to push the limit and find out just how far I could go on a tank of gas and what the gauge read when I got there. The inevitable occurred, and so I chugged to the side of the road.
The gas can I had with me had a large (diameter) spout that I knew was going to be a problem when filling the Tracker, which is now dead on the side of the road 20 miles from the closest gas station. I guessed I would figure out how to get around that when the time came...
So I tried to quickly push the fat spout into the filler neck to get a good seal, but this happened...all over.
So I thought, maybe I could push harder, faster and get something to go in...nope. Same result.
Well, now I'm getting a little concerned. (I was on my way to work...) I glanced around to find some wire or something to hold the flap in the filler open. All I could find was grass, not really interested in shoving grass into my gas tank. Then a shiny flash caught my eye - a beer can. (Plenty of those on the highways - sad isn't it?) So I cut the top and bottom off of the can with my pocket knife-
Then split the can long ways and rolled it into a funnel/flap holder openner. Inserted it into the filler and TAH DAH!
I then proceeded with a spill free fill which easily got me to the next gas station.