Carrying extra fuel in an SUV

j91z28d1 · May 19, 2023

it was only making 15psi too haha. a very long time. few hours, but I had other stuff to do. so just let it run and check on it every now and then.

if you only needed a gal or 2 at 50 psi. might take 2 mins?

Stbentoak · May 19, 2023

swathdiver said:
Wavian Jerry Cans do not leak when tipped over. Fill them up without spilling fuel on the outside and they won't stink up the cab. Carry the long spout and when done, put it into a zip lock bag so it won't stink up the cab. The government spouts are discarded and we use these, they empty a 5 gallon can in moments, not minutes.

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They sell 5 gallon, 2.5 gallon and 1.25 gallon cans. You can drive over them, set them on fire (btdt) and they won't fail. Don't leak either.

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Been using these 2 sizes for years. The girls prefer the smaller cans of course, much easier to handle.

I just picked up another 5 gallon can and spout the other day off Ebay for $97. During hurricane season, the supply runs dry.

Yep, Before IAN in Ft Myers, you couldn’t buy any kind of gas can anywhere…
I went 36 hrs before the storm hit at 4 am and filled 5-5 gal cans in the back of the Denali and still waited in line. Drove home pretty gingerly as I was a rolling bomb. Only went 3 days without power miraculously and used about half of the fuel in my Honda genny. But I have them ready for the next time now. I have no doubt that there will be a next time….

JKaechler · May 19, 2023

j91z28d1 said:
how much fuel do you need to get give them? and do you ever run low?

if you got the spare fuel in your tank. I'd just get a fuel line kit and hook it to the gauge test port on the rail. fire up the truck and let it run while you siphon off a gal or so.

I just drained a 55gal tank in a Ford f450 bus thing to clean the tank and replace the pump by doing that.

just a thought. there's also new track tanks with electric pumps built into them now. much nicer than any gas can I've used.

Check this out! https://a.co/d/8m4FVPu

This is what we used to do with my dad's truck when i was a kid. he just carried a little empty gas can. we would siphon out some fuel when needed and use the little can to transfer. I would love to do that, but the modern fill tubes have anti siphon features.

i would not have thought of connecting to the fuel test port. thats interesting. let the fuel pump do the work.

swathdiver · May 19, 2023

j91z28d1 said:
it was only making 15psi too haha. a very long time. few hours, but I had other stuff to do. so just let it run and check on it every now and then.

if you only needed a gal or 2 at 50 psi. might take 2 mins?

Used the Tech-2 to increase the output of the pump, was still too long for my liking.

j91z28d1 · May 19, 2023

JKaechler said:
This is what we used to do with my dad's truck when i was a kid. he just carried a little empty gas can. we would siphon out some fuel when needed and use the little can to transfer. I would love to do that, but the modern fill tubes have anti siphon features.

i would not have thought of connecting to the fuel test port. thats interesting. let the fuel pump do the work.

I don't know what the port is like on these but older gm is with just a male 3an with a Schrader valve in it. pull the valve. hook a braided line up to to it with a 3an female on it and a dry break quick connect on the other end. then you can keep the rubber hose that will run to the other vehicle under the hood somewhere rolled up.

something like this..

https://www.acestainless.com/SFQC2-PP?gclid=CjwKCAjwvJyjBhApEiwAWz2nLceQa1AQqk169K_ugPom0nPN64NkCz13OHD2Xe8k_PhqNvlacSOUUhoCH5QQAvD_BwE

we used to run the fuel side of wet nitrous kits like that as kids. not the quick connect but just a 3an to the test port

j91z28d1 · May 19, 2023

swathdiver said:
Used the Tech-2 to increase the output of the pump, was still too long for my liking.

how did you end up getting it out? or did you just drop the tank full? I've done that on a few of the trucks, old pallet on a fork lift and lower it down but this one is massive and it needs cleaned out. things a 08 with like 1800 miles on it. it just sits around rotting away but when they need it, they need it like now, everything has gone wrong and no one has time for maintenance lol

it's a returnless style, so I couldn't just jump the relay. I have the Ford ids software that would run the pump with the engine off, but it kept timing out and I wasn't going to sit their while it filled a 55g drum almost completely at 15psi lol. kinda amazed it would idle with 5psi. so this allowed me to go fix other stuff. seems I always gotta be doing 3 things at once. they never stop breaking things haha.

swathdiver · May 19, 2023

j91z28d1 said:
how did you end up getting it out? or did you just drop the tank full?

I was trying a different method to pull fuel to fill an ethanol tester. Haven't replaced the fuel pump yet but am ready for it with all the parts and tools for when the day arrives, probably right after filling it up!

gooffeyguy · May 19, 2023

89Suburban said:
I have one of these stays put on the carpet no leaks or fumes whatsoever. Just vent it before putting it in the truck.

https://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Safety-Meets-Requirements-Galv/dp/B005ENV6OC

My local Menards stores carry these same cans

iamdub · May 19, 2023

JKaechler said:
I have this oddball, and only occasional issue. A number of times over the past few years I have been called upon to head out into the countryside to rescue somebody who has run out of fuel, or gotten stuck, or some other vehicular catastrophe. And while its easy to carry a tow cable, jumpers, and tools... the one thing I have not solved satisfactorily is carrying extra fuel. I had this issue in my Suburban, and now I am switching to a 2011 Tahoe I am revisiting the idea to see if there is a better way.

My sorta solution in the past was that i fill up a gas can as i head out, and then simply put up with the smell until the mission is complete. But some of those stinky drives were an hour or more out into the country. Getting a better fuel can with a good seal helped out some, and i still have that good can. (its a small rotopax can)

I would love to find a way to carry the fuel can external, but while the old suburban had barn doors and I considered mounting the rotopax thingy on the back of one door.. the new Tahoe has a liftgate. and a powered liftgate at that. I dont know if the liftgate would be able to carry any weight at all in addition to itself. That may also look super ghetto.

I was lying on the driveway looking at the space beneath the tail, some of which is taken by the spare tire... wondering if I could build something for that space.

Has anyone else found a good solution to this problem?

I've carried gas in mine countless times with no smell. I have a pair of racing jugs that don't leak fuel or fumes that I would tie down with rope to the strikes in the floor that the third row seats would latch to. I recently picked up a lightly used and like-new hitch cargo rack off Marketplace for $40 or $50. I think those racing jugs are designed to fit inside a standard plastic milk crate. If I can confirm this, I'll grab a couple and modify them to hook to the floor of that hitch rack so they can't slide. Then I'd just need to tie the jugs down. If they don't fit a milk crate, a simple frame made of angle iron or even lumber would work.

I don't know anything about these- quality, thickness of the plastic, etc. But, the jugs I'm referring to are this style:

https://a.co/d/aqtrsV9

Mine are made with clear hose and plumbing pieces from Home Depot, but you can get these spouts already made up:

https://a.co/d/fpDjvx0

mikez71 · May 19, 2023

i'm a sucker for .mil style.. never tried one, dont look particularly useful but.. if anyone has, let us know

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