How To Fit Diesel Heater Fuel Tank Nozzle Quick & Easy

[@offshoretomorrow3346]

Has there ever been a worse instruction manual than these heaters? I'd never have worked this out without your help. Thanks!

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

Glad to help

[@IonicBurn]

After scratching my head for 30 minutes on how to get the stupid nozzle in there, I found this video! Thank you so much. I never would have thought of that!

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

Glad it helped!

[@chasmarischen4459]

THAT WORKED! Like you said, (after spending time to find a 'wire hanger' and bending it) it took less than ten seconds to fish it thru. Thank you!

[@robrascal3795]

I actually thought I'd a faulty tank with no hole lol Thanks for this video.

[@nicknetotian2108]

Thank you for the video! Does anyone know what size hole to drill into the gas tank?

[@_Jonez_]

Thank you so much mate! I've been looking everywhere for this very important step and found nothing. Made my day :)

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

Glad to be of help

[@benjamingundry3304]

You have saved much frustration. God bless you camper-van-man!

[@reidnichol9255]

We use a piece of string. Drill the hole, drop the string in and it falls out the filler tube. slip on the fitting and a nut behind it. Tie a knot around the nut. Pull the string out the hole the fitting goes to. Using this string method, you can make the hole slightly SMALLER and the fitting can be tight in the hole.

[@pauricshanley6026]

Thank you just when I had given up you tube to the rescue

[@philosullivan1]

Just completed installing the pickup using your technique, brilliant, thankyou. The two flat spots on the tank allow you to rotate the tank to allow for the filler to be positioned to the right or left. In both positions there is a flat spot on the bottom which I used, not the position quarter way up the tank

[@carpenterfamily6198]

Yes, I agree ~ lower means your heater won’t run out of fuel as soon. 👍

[@houstonfirefox]

Agreed but keep in mind that any contamination at the bottom of the tank might get picked up but Should be caught by the fuel filter

[@directorstu]

I prefer to have a reserve of unused fuel below the pickup. This ensures any debris in the tank will not get sucked into heater. Maybe a little lower than in the video though

[@ZeppelinZimmermann]

Yes! Thank you. You saved me so much time I really appreciate it.

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

Glad it helped

[@joshuakunze8319]

Very useful still, 3 years later. They are still shipping tanks like this and had me scratching my head. I figured the install would have to be something like this.

[@Gearoid120]

Brilliant video, very handy indeed thanks again. Easy once you know. thanks again

[@wright-adventure]

thanks for the tip! Kept me awake last night trying wondering what I was going to do.

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

Glad I could help!

[@leonvdm]

I knew someone had a good solution for this.

[@mvmierlo]

thanks ! your idea is the best ! Saved me hours !

[@grahamwick2700]

Another good tip put a little rubber washer on the in side

[@SolsticeOnAnOdyssey]

in addition to the rubber o-ring you'd add a rubber washer?

[@chasmarischen4459]

@@SolsticeOnAnOdyssey Yes, but it doesn't leak with just the one. Thankfully.

[@raytribble8075]

You tip worked perfect for me sir! Thank you very much!

[@thomasspring8878]

Thanks buddy, from Oregon USA

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

No problem 👍

[@ScottBalkum]

Hahaha. Man, you just saved me a world of time. Thank you!

[@hhawg1]

You solved a problem I've had for some time now. Thanks.

[@dirtydish6642]

Great tip. Gonna try this technique out on my mini-excavator.

[@lishayost44]

Thank you so much! I am going to install one of these! This tip is very helpful!

[@steveaustin7306]

I use string through the drilled hole to the opening. Tie a knot to put force behind the outlet

[@PDXDrumr]

Many thanks. I was perplexed by this yesterday, solved :)

[@alinver]

That was bloody genius!

[@patriciapeak6217]

Great idea! I’ve been wondering how to do this for days. Many thanks

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

Glad it was helpful

[@nunyaplayz]

Can use the tubing supplied to pull barb through too

[@bradatkins191]

Thanks for that! Sometimes the easiest things seem impossible haha!!

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

Happy to help!

[@paulswarman]

So simple, why didn't I think of that!!!! THANKS

[@BetsBestBits]

Wouldn't it be beneficial to install the fuel tank at 45 degrees, so that the filler cap is pointing straight up? Great video BTW.

[@steatem]

​ @The Campervan Builder Great video! I suppose the nozzle should be pointing to the ground when installed? That's why there are two flat surfaces, so the nozzle can point down with the filler facing the left or the right.

[@marcothehammer]

Thank you so much for providing a simple and effective solution to this step of the installation process that the instructions seem to have missed completely. My VEVOR supplied unit offers very limited (I couldn't understand it at all) reference and the closest thing I could figure from their instructions was that I needed to drill a hole into the cap and somehow get the pickup tube to reach the bottom of the tank and fool around with that crap every time it needed a refill. After watching your installation, I'm beginning to understand why there is about 24 inches of tube on the interior portion of the pickup. Could this be to allow me to cut the hole in the tank above the "full" level to help prevent leakage in the event of a failure in the seals? And now I can see where there is a vent built into the cap to allow for the volume of fuel to be reduced without creating a vacuum. I give the writers of the instructions credit though. I'm sure they speak and understand English much better than I do Chinese!

[@nickstrkellar6213]

Thanks, made in simple

[@motorbikefu5632]

Really useful, got it done in seconds.

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

Great to hear!

[@camryjohnny9391]

Thanks, this was helpful 😃

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

Glad it was helpful

[@stableianF1oracle]

I sellotaped the nozzle to a spider and waited for it to crawl out the hole ... worked well And only took 4 days ... any idea how to get spiders web out the tank ?

[@PetersenEngineering]

Perfect mate nice one 👍🏻

[@dethuiskoker]

thank you for this movie, I was thinking “ how the heck am I going to get this done…” .. again thanx!

[@alnicholson4344]

Thank you! Thats so simple.

[@GavinFreedomLover]

What size hole did you drill cheers

[@TravisTellsTruths]

Excellent tip

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

Glad you liked it

[@barryjackson8512]

Top tip 👍

[@TheMahoJos]

Thanks for this! Game changer for us 😊

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

Glad it helped

[@shineonusa931]

Thank you for the vid

[@harveyedwards3725]

Great advice, but two things. One is the nozzle is a bit to high and you will have excess fuel left in the bottom. 2 is most important,the o’rings should be on the inside of the tank and the nozzle has a small register allowing for this. Thanks for sharing though❤

[@jamsams]

It's not necessarily to high, depending on how the tank will be orientated. These tanks are right or left hand mounted. The nipple may be facing down.

[@mark1966]

Thank you, subscribed ,

[@keytesofessex]

Great thanks, but why not put the tap in the bottom ?

[@jamesphoenix3697]

Hi what size drill bit do you use

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

I think it was either 6mm or 8mm, best to start smaller and make larger if needed

[@rschreck876]

Any clue what size the nozzle is?

[@alexandreblanc2842]

Thank you !

[@alexandreblanc2842]

actually worked awesome, really a 30 seconds job.

[@nixonsmateruby1]

Mine has a metal tube, so I take it this must go in the tank?

[@amacmedia3221]

Looking to do mine at the weekend, would that be about the correct height from the base of the bottle to drill the hole?

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

There is a tab made to drill into, but it won’t get the last of the fuel from the bottom, some people run it through the screw cap top, personal choice how you want it fed

[@amacmedia3221]

@@TheCampervanBuilder thanks mate

[@jamsams]

​@@TheCampervanBuilder Mine had two flat spots for drilling, so depending on how you were mounting your tank you always had the option to have the feed facing downwards. No wasted fuel this way.

[@TheRobMozza]

Really interesting video, especially now 4 years old.. I'm dying to ask, did your 'O' ring ever perish and leak because a lot of reviews are telling now users to install something different from the top of the tank. Your own experiences would be great to hear please!

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

never leaked while I had it but I don't own it anymore

[@TheRobMozza]

Interesting, I've just installed my own fuel pickup line in the top, just to be sure although it's a bugger to nip up that nut 😂 thanks for your reply 🎉

[@leomallon9444]

thanks for the video my brain don't hurt no more

[@SolsticeOnAnOdyssey]

if I drilled my hole too big is that what causes the fuel to leak. I thought it looked snug and I put the o-rings and caterpillar clamps everything in the right place, but it leaks :(

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

either the hole is too big, it it all needs tightening up more

[@SolsticeOnAnOdyssey]

@@TheCampervanBuilder thank you

[@ZekaSkope]

Soooo......This was a super helpful video, but unfortunately I followed it down to the last detail and drilled the hole on the wrong side of the tank for where I'm mounting it. Any helpful guide available for plugging up a drill hole on a plastic tank?

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

Maybe try fibreglass filler

[@Danimal-D-Animal]

You can use the fuel hose that it comes with to fish it through.

[@quikie1984]

Nice work. Where did you find that stone effect wall covering, is it vinyl ??

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

Hi, they are vacuum formed PVC panels, I have a video on my channel fitting them with links where to buy them from, have a look here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHiZgpuLaqd8gZI

[@adrianpaul229]

Is there a a pacific height for the fuel tank to the heater

[@tonem3162]

Hi.. excellent video.. I was thinking of installing in the front locker of my folding camper.. do you see any issues with that..? cheers.

[@ryanhansen8312]

All makes sense now, thought I was going crazy....

[@Elale0017]

Hello hopefully someone will answer do you think this will melt with an unleaded gasoline?

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

it is a DIESEL heater, not gasoline

[@stevehei8035]

Great time saver thank you!

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

Glad it helped!

[@axelhohn1509]

Thank you very much 🙏🙏🙏for this Video. Now is my Problem Go away 👍

[@sages101]

Stupid question, If you mount it up there how do you get to the fuel below that point?

[@cmoggy]

Brilliant thanks. Isn't it a bit high thou?

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

yes but thats how its made, helps stop any crap in the fuel going in the system

[@SallySparks]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@PhamVans]

Appreciate this man, thanks!

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

No worries!

[@TomBedlammusic]

what size drill bit did you use for drilling the hole? can't for the life of me find that info haha

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

I can't remember now, it was either 8 or 10mm, but the best thing to do is start with a small bit and widen as needed with bigger bits as needed, its easier to make a small hole bigger than a big hole smaller

[@Codethe_Road]

I never actually got one of those nozzle things? Did that come with your kit?

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

yes it should come with every kit, usually inside the tank itself

[@Codethe_Road]

@@TheCampervanBuilder Haha, it's funny-- right before reading your comment I looked in the tank. (After I mounted, and installed it of course.) Thank you so much. *edit: -- I also didn't have a long piece of wire, just a short one.. I ended up hooking it through the bottom to get the nozzle to stand up and fall through. Wasn't nearly as easy as it was for you, but I did it. Felt accomplished. Haha.

[@SetchiPaunda]

Thank you !!!!

[@DanielsThierry]

Does anyone lose diesel from this container? I lost 8 liter in 3 weeks. And there is no noticable hole anywhere.

[@jimrodda]

I see a lot of van builder's taking the fuel line straight from the main tank, was this not an option? But a great tip for the nozzle 😀

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

I have a fuel line already in place from the main tank as I am replacing an original bus heater but no fuel is coming through it and it's too cold/dark/wet to get under and find out why. I may look at using the main tank fuel line in the future, at the moment I just need heat for the colder months

[@gavinoliver8074]

What an ingenious idea. I'd have drilled it lower though, does it not run empty at 1/4 level now?

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

The tank is moulded to fit the nozzle in this place, it could have gone lower but this spot is a flat area to get a good seal with the rubber washers where the rest of the tank curves slightly. It means it needs topping up earlier but also any crud in the fuel shouldn't get sucked through

[@gavinoliver8074]

@@TheCampervanBuilder ahh I get you!

[@lambrettaladUK]

I have considered putting a pipe on the inside so it picks up from the bottom, I can't understand why they put the thicker plastic area a quarter of the way up

[@gavinoliver8074]

@@lambrettaladUK do you think it would be possible to mount one of these in a large vehicle like a Touran or sharan etc? Maybe in the spare wheel well?

[@gavinoliver8074]

@@lambrettaladUK the actual burner I mean, obviously the fuel tank would have to be mounted in the boot or a feed from the fuel tank itself.

[@mikeharrison5087]

Thanks 👍😎

[@Queemle]

My heater kit is missing that little metal nozzle... does anyone know what this part is called/where i could find a replacement?

[@SwampMyster]

Mine was in the fuel tank.

[@snowbreakermalamutes3314]

Did you manage to find a replacement?

[@victorvolder638]

Awesome! Thanks

[@MrjackieG]

No "O" ring on the inside?

[@3genac]

Anybody find a video for top of tank installation, so oil doesn't inevitably leak all over the floor?

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

Check my most recent Hester install video

[@3genac]

Can't find it, link pls

[@Den3productions]

What size drill bit did you use?

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

either 8 or 10mm, start small and work up

[@Den3productions]

@@TheCampervanBuilder Thanks! I used a 1/4 bit (6.35mm) which was a little tight but after some wiggling of the drill to smooth out the hole, the nozzle now fits tight.

[@temperedsand093]

What's the drill bit size used?

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

8mm for this but start smaller and work up

[@leehornby7347]

What size drill bit ?

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

8mm I think but always best to start smaller and enlarge as needed

[@MikeNBikes]

I need help from anyone that can help me. Can anyone tell me the EXACT hardware name that is for tank? Just googling "1/4 barb fuel fitting" isn't going to cut it as it literally yields over a million results, I have to be more specific than that. Please help, thanks.

[@theeaskey]

Simple much tks

[@geofffitzgerald7523]

Brilliant

[@Bobster986]

Not sure, but I think I would have installed it a bit lower on the tank.

[@garyphillips8022]

There'll still be a gallon left in the tank when the heater runs out of diesel.

[@TheHelicommand]

My thoughts exactly even fitting it at the bottom it won’t pull any crap through because the nozzles about 40mm long.

[@datcheroutdoors17]

Where did you get this nozzle? What exactly is it called?

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

came with the kit

[@thehoodfab1]

👍Thanks

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

No problem 👍

[@nm-ge4tb]

👍👍

[@diver20671]

Why would they put the area for the nozzle install so high on the tank. You can only use 3/4 of the tank this way? Strange.

[@TheCampervanBuilder]

ask the manufacturer, presumably to stop any crud build up in the fuel being sent to the pump

[@marksoya8347]

So you don’t get sludge buildup entering your fuel line. I wish I knew this before I installed mine.

[@daveblogs5019]

The best thing you can do with these fuel tanks is use a standpipe fitted from the top..leaks will never happen. Anything lower will eventually leak.. why do people install like this..its a built in fail..

[@stableianF1oracle]

There’s a place for a hole on the base I used ....

[@GoatZilla]

Drilling that hole seems like leak city though.

[@outdoorsman357]

I wouldn't trust it mounted on the side or the bottom,I ran a pick up line from the top that way no chance if it leaks its not leaking all over.

[@shawnseelye4410]

Legend mine didn’t come with instructions

[@romakayak]

My pick-up leaks diesel, anyone else have the same problem?

[@robertmuckle2985]

Well you just showed viewers how to turn a 10L tank into an 8L tank...by fitting the nozzle so high up the tank. That extrusion has nothing to do with the nozzle fitting and is same wall thickness as the rest of the tank. They recommend 30-40mm up from the bottom, where you drilled 115mm up from bottom. That's a lot of fuel (probably 2L) not being used!

[@charliemagoo7943]

the fers put a seem right through the middle of the hole location. smh