Power Hack: Jerry Can Upgrade for Extended Diesel Heater Use

[@CherokeeTwilight]

I’m always really impressed by how clean and organized you are. Right tool for the right job as my wood shop teacher always said. True professional!

[@kenniegarner3848]

That is because he is rich. You want to be really impressed, watch a poor man do the same with only what he has.

[@therawlifefamily]

@@kenniegarner3848 he was that way 13 years ago when i first started watching his videos and he wasn't rich then (if he even is now). His tidiness is one thing that always impressed me.

[@1lupus]

Always a pleasure to watch an older style workshop video.

[@stephanpittman9001]

Alright. Fine! I’ll buy the damn heater. 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks Cody

[@danielbruinsma4049]

Sometimes you think He might be sponsored, if he was well he got you.

[@imnotbenavery9220]

@@danielbruinsma4049he does affiliate links to products he swears by, if he’s being dishonest then he pulled one over on me

[@fsmoura]

He got me darn good... I'm ordering one of those babies right now ( o.o)

[@blueberry766]

​@@danielbruinsma4049 I think if he is sponsored he has to by law say that he is sponsored, but idk if this is KZbin's law or sponsorship law

[@tonycox8746]

Fun fact: That diesel heater will probably run 12 - 13 hours on a gallon of fuel.

[@BillGabella-fr7si]

Watching you is like going to school, but much more entertaining. With every video I gain valuable knowledge into all kinds of things. Keep up the great work you are doing Wranglerstar, and know that you are appreciated. Thank you

[@chillywilly3397]

Patience is definitely a virtue. Patience is also a learned skill.

[@SCooperEagle]

These videos are really a joy to watch and such high quality. We can tell the passion is there

[@Taadna]

Hi Cody. In norwegian army we have fuel pick up hoses to jerry cans. just open the lid and put on the "lid" whit hose and pick up filter on. same way you put nosel on. when the can is emty just put it in the next jerry can. and close up the emty wone. Its jused on for example outbords. no mod to the cans.

[@TheDaflad]

Totally agree about staying organised I was always taught “Fail to prepare, Prepare to fail” 🇬🇧

[@TheTacticalHouse]

I used up my .98 cent covid gas that was stored in Wavian cans-non ethanol with stabil. Almost 4 years and it ran great in my pickup. It’ll last longer than we think if properly stored in air tight cans.

[@Capoe3]

Just used up the last of my 70 gallon tank from around then too. Lawnmower / generator juice. Have to replace it at 2.39 a gallon which isn’t bad considering what the price was recently.

[@RJD0314]

Stabil is good stuff.

[@ClarkyMalarky]

It survived in the ground for millions of years, a little additive and it’s good to go.

[@AkornzStash]

I've had issues with Stabil in the past, even just a year old or so. I found and use a product called PRI-G _(or PRI-D for diesel)_ it is also used by a lot of ships. I've had non-ethanol premium fuel 10 years old, runs fine. Probably don't have too, but I dump a few ounces in each tank _(55 gallon drum)_ once a year or two just to make sure it maintains strength. Good stuff. But the most important thing for anyone is to start with non-ethanol fuel, as ethanol makes fuel go bad faster than anything else. Especially if running it in small engines like chainsaws, and even in lawn-mower type engines to some degree.

[@allaboutroofing2]

.98 cent covid gas? Um, what? Can you please explain cause gas doubled during covid here.

[@LastoftheMoehegans]

Thanks for the kind of stuff a father should teach his son I lost my father in my early teens, thank you for filling in the gaps. I will surely pass this knowledge on.

[@jlm08742]

West coast guys have to use a wrench to put on a grinding disk with an arbor lock

[@dadfixdit]

Content has been fantastic Cody! Thanks much. May God bless you guys!

[@devinmahoney3777]

I got mine with a quick connection change to go between a 120V inverter for a wall outlet (garage) or a step down converter to use a Milwaukee M18 battery (portable for car camping). I am using the original tank (added filter and upgraded fuel lines) but I really worry about some sort of failure on the cheap tank so this was inspiration to upgrade. Thanks Cody!

[@carlzirk]

Nice clean install. Bring on the snow-time to test the heaters in the tent.

[@chriswood4510]

Cleaning up as you go only works on small jobs that you know you will not need that tool again in 5 minutes. Being too neat and organized will drive you crazy and feed your OCD. You gotta find a balance. In the world of deadlines, you gotta make sacrifices. Often you’ll try to make things ideal just to discover that that situation is obsolete next month because circumstances have changed and you have to demolish what you put too much energy into trying to make it perfect. Too much neatness as a fools errand. Speaking as a former neat freak. I could only scale up my business to size its at today by letting go of that need for perfect ideal conditions and just getting it done. 😊 I am a contractor. Love the video though and if you are on camera there is a need for visual neatness to satisfy your audience so I totally get it.

[@therawlifefamily]

wow... i just looked through your old videos and realized I've been watching your channel since you were building the timber frame cabin 13 years ago! you looked like such a kid back then!

[@joemccarthywascorrect6240]

On my old gasoline emergency portable backup generator, I had installed a Johnson-Evinrude fitting on a tee with an A/B/Off valve, I could hot-swap an outboard motor fuel tank by switching to on-board tank then switching back to the remote tank once the swap was complete. It worked quite well when we were without power for 9 days during Hurricane Sandy. “Act accordingly” I believe is the operative phrase😊

[@jollyroger6258]

Cody, I can see that you are not a perfect man, but you are a smart man and you are a fun man and most importantly: you care. I do enjoy checking in with your latest doings, and although I have enough friends in the non-cyber world, it's nice to "hang with you" and read all the intelligent comments.

[@ethanhand7570]

You can put that same pickup tube on a plastic diesel can with no mods if it has the collar that goes around the filler. To me this has big benefits, you can quickly swap fuel cans without shutting off your heater, you have multiple fuel tank options in case yours gets damaged, its easier to go unnoticed filling a couple 5gal cans if that becomes a concern.

[@steveprimm7943]

For once, I'm glad I read the comments -- you just saved me a bunch of work!

[@BartonThom]

This was very good

[@logankowalyk2580]

These are the best videos you do. Making or modifying your stuff

[@bugnout23e]

Safety note on working on any fuel tanks. Have a friend that is a pro welder fab guy. When we had to weld and cut on tanks he always would put powder laundry soap in the tank and fill it up with water and let it sit over night before working on them. We never went BOOM!

[@RenThraysk]

Valpro makes replacement caps with one or two feed tubes.

[@ImYourHuckleberry76]

Place a fender washer onto the holesaw over the pilot bit to prevent the teeth from grabbing when the drill bit initially punches through. Then, remove the washer to complete the hole. This can save the teeth from catching and breaking. This can also prevent damage to the pilot bit. This trick is most important when using a very sharp (new) hole saw and/or going through soft metal...

[@Simon-ui6db]

The design of the tupe you fitted is made so you use a flightly larger hole saw, then you can fit it from the outside by putting it in at an angle to begin with. Plenty of other videos on youtube showing how its done. But even so, really good idea using a jerry can.

[@mikecox3659]

Always enjoy your videos and you make my OCD look almost invisable. All the best from Arkansas!!!

[@crossxcats]

I would have gone for the hack saw to cut the pipe. Looks grate

[@Tenacious21]

The dropped siphon tube would have been a perfect use case for one of my favorite tools... Alligator forceps. I have a 2" 4" and 10"...I'll confess I mainly use them for fishing drawstrings through pajama pants and hoods, however they have been very useful in the shop as well on occasion.

[@jameslynch8738]

I use a pen with a clip or tape to feed strings through. It works well, you just inch the pen along and it pulls the string a few inches at a time.

[@TGM-253]

a. large safety pin (hooked onto the string, then pin closed) also works well to guide a drawstring through @@jameslynch8738

[@matejkotnik9675]

Hi Cody, i really like your style of videos and your attitude of appreciating the simple moments. Here's just an idea for a tent. The tent you heat with a diesel heater, you may consider proper insulation and roof reinforcement. Our greenhouse has a similar construction but sheds snow with no problem. A second tent with a roof with a huge pitch could help shed snow, buildings in our mountains have crazy roof pitches like 60 or 70 degrees and no snow stays there. Not telling you what to do, just possible alternative solutions to burning fuel 24/7 to save the tent. Have a blesed day.😃

[@YoursUntruly]

I really appreciate your channel. You’re a great role model for a lot of men who are growing up without a father. God bless

[@SwissLinkMilitarySurplus]

Great idea!

[@cfh4201969]

I did this 4 years ago. That bulkhead pick up tube comes with the other style diesel heaters for the remote mounted plastic tanks that come with it. That's exactly what I use for the diesel heater fuel tank in my motorhome. For a vent I just drilled a tiny hole in the fill cap.

[@toddswenson]

Hey what happened to the final on the diesel heater? Last I saw was a to be continued? Did the tent burn down? If not, how warm did it get?

[@HavingWandered]

Nice upgrade. I just got a Marine 6 gal outboard fuel tank, a proper inline glass fuel filter and an extra qd. Makes it easy to disconnect the tank and throw it in the truck for a fill.

[@Paulklei]

Very good quality video!! Love it

[@hobbyguy79]

I was actually doing this very set up earlier today and was going to message you about it Cody, thanks for saving me the trouble! LOL

[@danberry5193]

Cool, I wonder though, if it's possible to buy a spare jerry can cap, and do this to the cap. Making it possible to just open any of these cans and place the new fuel pickup cap on.

[@philwalter1655]

Enjoy all the videos learn something new every day

[@jcnme]

I truly appreciate and enjoy watching ALL of your videos Brother ❤God Bless You and your family my friend. Proverbs 3 vs 5 & 6🙏

[@mikejohnson9497]

My favorite videos on KZbin

[@tedcopple101]

Keep this content coming Cody.

[@fsmoura]

Dang, that was some next level expertise. Mr. W is like the King Solomon of professional home ownership . . . He's got 300 tool cabinets, 700 wireless appliances, a cart full of WD-40, you name it, there's nothing he's not equipped to deal with!

[@markknister6272]

Nice job.

[@douglasjohnston6884]

Oooh myyy looord you read my mind, been trying to come up with exact solution myself

[@offgridliving4128]

Hope you have your heater running this next week. I’m in Post Oregon and the forecast is negative temperatures with snow for the next 10 days.

[@803mastiff9]

I made this years ago with the old style Jerry can. I used marine fuel like quick disconnects and fitted in the center of the jerry can lid. I just picked up a 100 gal transfer tank that came with 55 gallons of off road fuel that will be used in a diesel heater. I am thinking about using a 6g marine fuel cell as the diesel tank.

[@bobcena9671]

For metal chips/ shavings you can cover it with axle grease it will lube and catch all or most of shavings. I say this using this for spark plug thread repairs taps included

[@tonycox8746]

I got a diesel heater a few weeks ago too. They're really neat and only use a gallon for 12 - 13 hours runtime.

[@dimmacommunication]

A gallon of diesel got plenty of power in it :)

[@Dutch1951x]

Love these videos, learn something and yet calming..........

[@danabarker84]

God bless, my man. I appreciate you

[@fjcruiser289]

They all ready make a fitting for the jerry can no need to drill holes..........

[@Ccerastes]

It’s so great to watch a regular person do all the things that you do! BTW, how old is Mama?

[@uf3y]

Very nice.

[@guyliancacquaert5473]

Hi cody, when tou place a cut of disc on an angle grinder. They always teached me to place it with the paper/letters on the outside as this works as a protective film when it would brake. Greetings from Belgium

[@thomasshelquist7821]

Were did you get the pick-up ?? I would like to buy two, I have the cans and I do need the hose and filter can you please help me with this problem and a breath also, I was wondering how to do this thanks to you I can do the rest but I do need is the parts and how to get them. Thank you very much.

[@MichaelMaroon-oz9bp]

Great idea, excellent video. Did you do a follow up video with the insertion of the vent? I cant seem to find it. Can you share which vent you chose and did it work well for your application? Thank you. May God bless you and your family. Thank you for sharing.

[@nathanmcbride149]

Thanks for being you

[@ooeybc]

Thanks for the video. You mentioned installing a vent. Did that happen?

[@camarowland4]

A lot of small low compression diesel stuff, especially heaters, can run on a mix of 50% used motor oil (filtered) and diesel. I run my truck on it. It gets a little less "mpg" but it has a little hotter burn and you can turn the pump down and run less fuel because of it.

[@tklatt13]

You're fueling some new ideas

[@StratOvation]

That will be a very robust fuel reservoir for your heater! I used a $15 5-gallon HDPE carboy from Amazon, it works fine, but my setup is stationary and I fill it in place. Your setup will be perfect for swapping a full can for an empty.

[@JannHofmann]

05:29 the scratches on the finish now😮 🙈😂

[@nordicgoldsmith]

Good to keep reminding us to hit the thumbs up. Our dopamine burnt autistic brains can’t seem to remember. It’s worked on me dozens of times

[@irvingdog01]

This is where a plastic 5 gallon diesel can works perfectly. All you need to do is trim down the round flang on that lift tube until it’s the interior diameter of the cap. Remove the funnel neck, gasket both sides of that lift tube flang, and screw it into the tank. I bought replacement caps to ditch those damn safety caps and it’s the best 15 bucks you’ll spend.

[@jerradgindle]

Great work sir!!

[@charles17508]

Very cool think I may get one of these heaters .

[@SirCumferencelel]

Been crunching numbers. I have to fill up my diesel every couple of days. The price in gas for the v8 i run is stupid. I don't want to keep 5 gallon diesel tanks inside my rig because of the fumes. This gave me some ideas but Im thinking about brazing my own fuel tank. Thanks for this vid. It helped me solve one problem.

[@tonycox8746]

Hey guys, I just went to the mailbox, and I opened a letter that said I won an all-expense paid trip to Wranglerstar's place to stay for a week and we're going to collaborate on some projects together on camera! Thanks Mr. Wranglerstar!!

[@jonfillion3732]

one of these day I'll have a workshop like this.

[@robjones9128]

20L jerry cans are incredible.

[@ronsilva516]

It’s a good idea what your doing with the cans having a back up is even smarter and yes the meatel gas can is a much better idea . And yes having all your tools in 1 place and neatly put away saves time energy, and the most priciest one of them all is no frustration because you can’t find a tool

[@johnboggan4390]

Good video and thank you much.

[@michaelfriesth6405]

Those pickup tubes are usually shaped with two parallel flat spots so you can insert them at an angle into the hole you drilled and then pulled up and install gasket, washer and nut.

[@CoolStuff108]

I wonder if you could put a split fuel line with say a T fitting for example so that you could have two tanks and when one runs dry swap a valve over to the other one. Then the heater can stay running while you go fill up the empty can. Not sure if that would work on such a small scale setup but just an idea.

[@motzmare1]

Nice to see the OG Swedish windsock

[@L0ver80y]

I'd place the vent on the top rear of the jerry can. so if you need to use it normally you'd only need to cap off the pickup pipe.

[@islasdad5775]

If your worried about the container run a hose from your exhaust into the container and let the the exhaust idle away through the container for 90 mins. Also put your magnets in a zip lock bag or wrap it in a light rag that way you remove the magnet from whatever you used and the swarf and dust will drop away. 😊

[@forlornfool221]

Yes Uncle! Your words of wisdom while I trash yo workspace and bring my ginger cat Dennis.. 😎

[@streetpunk99]

They sell small auxiliary tanks specifically for those diesel heaters. I got a 2.5 gal one for mine. Its about the quality youd expect but they run forever.

[@jackbachman1385]

love the new lighting in the shop. minecraft torch

[@cyclemaster46]

I find old hole saws at swap meets. They make great wind chimes..

[@greggiem7754]

Stay warm!! Coming week is going to be cold cold

[@brianmikus6023]

I wrap the magnet in a used rag. This makes cleaning the chips off of the rare earth magnets easier.

[@hickboy3067]

What have you went with for the tank vent?

[@mikehaugen]

Maybe you already discussed this and I missed it, but could you please give some info on the folding chair near the wood stove. I have some nice chairs similar to that from Gander Mountain but they are getting old and I have not been able to find a suitable replacement.

[@SonnoMaku]

I could watch you do random work like this all day. I've been watching for years and it never gets boring. Thanks for all the effort and fantastic videos.

[@vincetytler6175]

Outstanding

[@eagle94haslanded]

I would advise putting up a small shed far way from the house and shop for your one wheel boards and any other big dangerous lithium toys.

[@MapleHillMunitions]

Mama cat is best cat.

[@skyecooleyartwork]

Put a small magnet inside tank at its bottom and leave it forever.

[@spoonfulofbranston8042]

what do you think of the gassifier could you build it?

[@robertuber350]

Another trick you can do is to put some bearing grease on the bit to collect as many shavings as you can

[@havilandh1]

The fuel cans and pick up tube cost more than the heater. I used the 7 gallon water container from Walmart for 19 bucks Been going strong for three years now

[@imnotbenavery9220]

You’re kidding right?

[@havilandh1]

Not kidding at all I did my research and the 7 gallon water jug from Walmart is made from the same plastic as regular fuel jugs can’t remember what it’s called off the top of my head

[@oldscratch3535]

@@imnotbenavery9220 Its the exact same plastic as a gas can (HDPE). The only reason gas cans are so expensive is b/c of the safety nozzles and there's no functional difference in the plastic container besides the colors used to indicate the contents. All you have to do is write "GAS" on the side of it so no one thinks it's water.

[@Scootymcbooty93]

@@havilandh1 just googled it and I'll be damned, $17 for an 8 gallon jug. I bought 2.

[@White000Crow]

@@imnotbenavery9220I use a 16 gallon ag tank it’s been fine for years.

[@caidhg]

Seems like a dip tube would be a effective option

[@monkeybiz2472]

I was going to do this modification on my truck camper diesel heater, but decided against it as there was not an easy way to determine fuel level.

[@johnwilliams727]

Love the vids, would a plastic boat fuel tank be easier?

[@junksamich]

Yes, the tank has a fuel pickup already installed and the cap should have a vent too. Incorporate a set of Johnson/Evinrude connectors on the fuel line to make it qd.

[@iseovvinco4742]

I have found if you fill the flanks of the drill bit with grease it catches a lot of the drill bit shavings

[@benreed9394]

Might you have a link for that pickup?

[@matthewmiller4475]

Come on proho brake tubing cutter! Even a poor east coast man has one of those!!

[@1776maxxed]

When you pay for your own things, you treat them differently- very true