At 11:02 PM 12/9/2011, Dave Mcneely wrote: >these items of an earlier technology? I grew up with one of those gasoline cans (shown in the trunk of the car with Vanagon spares or summat). It had a spring loaded vent in the cap, held closed when you clipped the flexible spout across the top as shown in the photo. The vent was bright brass. We used the tank for outboard motor fuel for a three-horsepower Evinrude, so it stayed bright and oily. Sixteen to one mix I think it was back then? Sweet little motor, too. Simple, since it was always in gear. Shut it down to stop, spin it around backwards to back down. The pull cord had a rubber mushroom on the end. It came off and my dad replaced it with an oak toggle. He didn't think about why the mushroom had a stem on it, but I found out the one time it fired the wrong way when starting. Wrapped that cord back up and split the end of my finger against the case - for which I got yelled at actually. Didn't seem quite fair even before I figured out whose fault it really was. <g> The scar disappeared off the end of my finger maybe three-four years ago. I kinda miss it actually. Yours, David |
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