So a buddy of mine showed me this neat fix for the sealed up gas cans that we all must live with now. Basically you put your own vent on the back top side of the gas can. I'm sure all of us have seen this in one iteration or another. I thought his was so neat because of the novel piece that he used, and the lack of a cap to break off and lose as part of the fix.
Of course when I asked him what the piece was called, he couldn't remember but he thought it was a "pitcock" or maybe a "stopcock".
So I march in the Menards late last week, picked up a few other things and ran back to the plumbing section. The guy up front walking around automotive had no idea what I was talking about, and I figured it had to be some kind of vent piece for a sink or tank somewhere. So I get ahold of this kid that couldn't have been 17 or 18 years old, and explain to him what I was looking for. Of course he nods enthusiastically and says that he knows what I'm talking about, but he is not sure what the name is or where it's at. So we take to the computer...
After searching "stopcock", "pitcock" and one other "cock" whose name escapes me (one word, hyphenated, two words... all variations), the kid turns to me and says, "umm sir, are you sure there's a "cock" in the name?"
It hadn't dawned on me to that point what a weirdo I must look like lol. We both had a little chuckle about it and I decided I would just roam around the aisles a little longer.
For those interested, this little do-hicky is called a "drain cock" and is actually meant for an air compressor I do believe. Works wonders in a gas tank and no cap to lose- just screw in to vent and out to close.
I'm pretty sure I'm supposed to mention that this may or may not be legal in your state, and I would never advise you to do this (though if you were bored, watching the kid at the hardware store sweat as he typed "xyz-cock" into a company computer 10 times was entertaining).
Of course when I asked him what the piece was called, he couldn't remember but he thought it was a "pitcock" or maybe a "stopcock".
So I march in the Menards late last week, picked up a few other things and ran back to the plumbing section. The guy up front walking around automotive had no idea what I was talking about, and I figured it had to be some kind of vent piece for a sink or tank somewhere. So I get ahold of this kid that couldn't have been 17 or 18 years old, and explain to him what I was looking for. Of course he nods enthusiastically and says that he knows what I'm talking about, but he is not sure what the name is or where it's at. So we take to the computer...
After searching "stopcock", "pitcock" and one other "cock" whose name escapes me (one word, hyphenated, two words... all variations), the kid turns to me and says, "umm sir, are you sure there's a "cock" in the name?"
It hadn't dawned on me to that point what a weirdo I must look like lol. We both had a little chuckle about it and I decided I would just roam around the aisles a little longer.
For those interested, this little do-hicky is called a "drain cock" and is actually meant for an air compressor I do believe. Works wonders in a gas tank and no cap to lose- just screw in to vent and out to close.
I'm pretty sure I'm supposed to mention that this may or may not be legal in your state, and I would never advise you to do this (though if you were bored, watching the kid at the hardware store sweat as he typed "xyz-cock" into a company computer 10 times was entertaining).
