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07S40rider Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 245 Murfreesboro, TN Gender:	McCuff - gas tank fill adapter 07/24/08 at 08:30:34 I thought I originally heard about these on this forum but I can't seem to find the thread. Anyway, I just placed an order for one of these and as soon as I get it in I will give a quick review here for those interested. If anyone has already used one and has some thoughts on it, I would love to hear about it. http://www.mccuff.com/
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Bobbert Serious Thumper Offline CHOP IT Posts: 836 Los Angeles, CA Gender:	Re: McCuff - gas tank fill adapter Reply #1 - 07/24/08 at 08:52:32 I hate the california vapor crap. I always have to hold it back. I dont know if I'd pay $20 for the convience though.
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Reply #2 - 07/24/08 at 08:54:11

Oh my. I watched the entire video. Now I need a shower. I think that guy is a McCon man. He's selling a $20 funnel, for Pete's sake. I would spend your money on some Mcpaper towels, or better yet, use the free ones conveniently located right next to the gas pump.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go sharpen my veg-o-matic and oil my ab master. Grin

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SimonTuffGuy Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline i like to thump... ;) Posts: 1159 Central PA Gender:	Re: McCuff - gas tank fill adapter Reply #3 - 07/24/08 at 09:01:07 Whoa! Free carrying case included? For my fillups, I just hold the nozzle in the tank and watch how many gallons I'm putting in. When I see it reaching the top, I stop.
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07S40rider Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 245 Murfreesboro, TN Gender:	Re: McCuff - gas tank fill adapter Reply #4 - 07/24/08 at 09:37:35 Ah, what can I say. I am a sucker for gadgets. Especially yellow rubber ones. I'm not so much interested in it for the 'no spill' aspect but I do not enjoy standing their using both hands and hoovering above the tank continually clicking in .10 cents at a time for the last half-gallon of gas.
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Reply #5 - 07/24/08 at 10:24:56

07S40rider wrote on 07/24/08 at 09:37:35:

...I do not enjoy standing their using both hands and hoovering above the tank continually clicking in .10 cents at a time for the last half-gallon of gas.

I don't enjoy it, but it doesn't bother me. I pull back the boot and just stick the tip of the nozzle into the tank. Will admit I have to switch to my reading glasses to see the gas approach the top, but I'm within an ounce or three before I click off. Only do the squeeze the last bit in if I'm on a trip and will be pushing that tank.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: McCuff - gas tank fill adapter Reply #6 - 07/24/08 at 10:36:45 If I had a hassle like that I bet I could find something to haul around a lot smaller than any funnel that would hold that sleeve back. We dont have them here( thankfully), but Ive seen them on TV & I think I could build a wire clip that would hold it back & be easy to haul around.
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Jay Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1445 Fort Worth, Texas Gender:	Re: McCuff - gas tank fill adapter Reply #7 - 07/24/08 at 21:53:39 I just took the blades out of the bottom of my old 'Bass-O-Matic' pitcher and use it a fill ups. I wonder if the old fish guts will clog the carb?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: McCuff - gas tank fill adapter Reply #8 - 07/24/08 at 21:56:41 They shouldnt get past the screen on the petcork.
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Reply #9 - 07/24/08 at 22:02:37

Man, oh man! Reading all this certainly makes me glad that I finally escaped from the People's Republic Of Kalifornia a decade ago. I remember having to stick my key under the lip of those contraptiions to get my cars to fill up correctly, and then of course there were the ones that would seem to work correctly and then upchuck all over the side of your vehicle when you pulled it out.

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sockmonkeygirl Serious Thumper Offline 37 Stitches Posts: 819 W.Mass Gender:	Re: McCuff - gas tank fill adapter Reply #10 - 07/25/08 at 06:47:25 I think it looks Mcstupid...and furthermore, what advertising exec decided to back up that commercial with Abba's "Dancing Queen?" YIKES!
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Reply #11 - 07/25/08 at 08:08:28

sockmonkeygirl wrote on 07/25/08 at 06:47:25:

I think it looks Mcstupid...and furthermore, what advertising exec decided to back up that commercial with Abba's "Dancing Queen?" YIKES! Shocked

That's exactly what I was thinking...crappy commercial. The commercial was more about the guy riding his bike than it was the thing he was trying to sell. Maybe if it was a chick showing it off...but not that guy, he ain't no Billy Mayes! And needs to throw in the.... "but if you order now..." to get our attention. A chick and a 2-for-1 value...then maybe we would be interested.

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Reply #12 - 07/29/08 at 09:44:06

I am a retired ORT truck driver. I pulled tankers hauling HAZMAT for years. This plastic funnel is a No-No! When discharging any flammable liquid from one container to another there has to be a completed ground to both containers. This plastic funnel makes this impossiable as it insulates the metal nozzle from the rim of the gas tank. Without a ground static electricy can upset your whole day! That' all I'm going to say about that!

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Reply #13 - 07/29/08 at 10:18:43

marine5317 wrote on 07/29/08 at 09:44:06:

I am a retired ORT truck driver. I pulled tankers hauling HAZMAT for years. This plastic funnel is a No-No! When discharging any flammable liquid from one container to another there has to be a completed ground to both containers. This plastic funnel makes this impossiable as it insulates the metal nozzle from the rim of the gas tank. Without a ground static electricy can upset your whole day! That' all I'm going to say about that!

So how does that grounding work when you fill up your 5 gallon plastic gas 'can' for your lawnmower?

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So how does that grounding work when you fill up y
Reply #14 - 07/29/08 at 12:24:32

plastic can't be grounded, only metal can can be grounded. That's why a gas station is such a dangerous place . It's not the gas that's bad but fumes or vapors that causes the explosion. You have people using cell phones, maybe a guy walking around with an exposed nail in the heel of his shoe or a car rolling in with a nail or screw sticking out of his tire. Now you have the possibility of a spark. How many times have you seen some dimwit smoking in a car or around the car while it's be fueled. When I drove for Ashland Chemical I got to see many safety films and believe me a chemical explosion is not a pretty site.

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