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Offline bill bischoff

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Racing fuel bottle
« on: September 09, 2014, 08:43:15 PM »
I recently ordered a bottle from McMaster-Carr (mcmaster.com)to see if it would be a decent racing fuel bottle. It came today, and looks like it should work fine. The capacity is 500 ml, or nominally a pint. The Brass tube spout is 5 mm OD. The spout is extendable, and there is a shutoff nozzle on the tip which will need to be cut off. The part number is 1036K13, and the price is only $6.31.

UPDATE: The plastic top broke with the bottle just sitting in the closet. It had never even been used. This isn't the bottle to buy. :-\
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Re: Racing fuel bottle
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2014, 06:20:09 PM »
Here's another bottle from McMaster-Carr. This one is #1044K4. It is also 500 cc's. It has an aluminum spout with a screw cap. The hole in the spout is small, so I cut off the very tip, and ran a drill through it. We used it all day today with no problems. As a bonus, the bottle is very soft and pliable. This one is $9.15. It is a better choice unless you need a bottle with a spout that can be soldered.
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Re: Racing fuel bottle
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2014, 10:31:40 PM »
What's the length and diameter, can you squeeze it and draw fuel or do you have to pour it in?



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Re: Racing fuel bottle
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2014, 11:05:53 AM »
The spout is about 2" long, and probably 6 mm OD. We take the top off and refill through a filter funnel.
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Re: Racing fuel bottle
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2014, 06:49:28 PM »
It says 3" x 8.25" that must include the tip because that's sounds like a pretty long bottle. A 16oz glass is about 3x5. Looks like a winner. My dad used bottles like that for diesel fuel they lasted years and I still have them. Don't know where he got them maybe Edmunds Scientific.


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