Hey Doug,

Can you post a photo of your fuel adaptor or give me a bit more detail?

I have a D-Max and not being able to use Hiflo is driving me nuts!

Thanks mate

Hendo

I thought the Dmax had the Hiflo opening 

The clamp is just tight enough to fit over gun.

Tube from the big green shed in those lengths.

I melted both sections together with soldering iron then put some silicone around outside.

You still have to be carefull of the flo rate though, I just have trigger in about half way.

Edit.....It lives in a zip lock bag in the glovebox, Mate.

Gday...

Good advice from your experience Macka.

However, many cars/4x4's do not have a a filler inlet for the fuel that is large enough to take a hi-flow diesel nozzle.

It will only take a 'ulp' or 'standard' fuel nozzle.

Hence, one has only three options -

• only use the 'low-flow' diesel nozzle;
• buy a hi-flow to 'narrow neck' filler adaptor; or
• make ya own ... like young Dougie did.

Cheers - John

Fair 'nuff John.

I never found the need to jam all the juice in as fast as I can.
Normally it's Under 150 ltrs (not counting LR Tanks.)

Plus it REALLY stirs up all \any bits in bottom of tank. and mixes ANY water in there.
REALLY good till it reaches your fuel pump. Hrrrm What was that rattling.

But. Way I look at it.
I'm travelling. This gets my arse off the seat and legs stretched for a while.
What's the rush.

Missus boils kettle in van. pull to one side of servo and have smoko.
You made.

Step down clear or reinforced hose of differing dia,
with a bit of Sika and Jubilee round it will do. Simple enuff.

PLUS. My PAtrol and D-Max.

both took\take Hiflo nozzles. Never had the problem to think about. Sorry.

macka17 wrote:

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Fair 'nuff John.

I never found the need to jam all the juice in as fast as I can.
Normally it's Under 150 ltrs (not counting LR Tanks.) The problem has nothing to do with "jamming the juice in as fast as I can". The problem is that sometimes the only pump available has the hi-flow nozzle and the vehicle's filler pipe is too small.

Plus it REALLY stirs up all \any bits in bottom of tank. and mixes ANY water in there.
REALLY good till it reaches your fuel pump. Hrrrm What was that rattling.

But. Way I look at it.
I'm travelling. This gets my arse off the seat and legs stretched for a while.
What's the rush.

Missus boils kettle in van. pull to one side of servo and have smoko.
You made.

Step down clear or reinforced hose of differing dia,
with a bit of Sika and Jubilee round it will do. Simple enuff.  Macka, look back through the thread. That is exactly what young Dougie did ... and has provided a photo of.

 

PLUS. My PAtrol and D-Max.

both took\take Hiflo nozzles. Never had the problem to think about. Sorry. Irrelevant Macka. We know that many vehicles can take either hi-flow or normal ... but many newer vehicles only have a narrow filler pipe that accepts the 'standard' nozzle. 

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 Gday...

Good to see you take the time to relax after refilling the rig ... relaxation and rest is a good thing when travelling.

OH and by the way ... this is what the original question was -

Hey Doug,
Can you post a photo of your fuel adaptor or give me a bit more detail?
I have a D-Max and not being able to use Hiflo is driving me nuts!
Thanks mate

Cheers - John

Good post John..

Thanks for the pic Doug. I may need to cobble up something similar if and when I go on the road full time

OK John.

Firstly my 3 tugs I've used for towing in this country.
(After the cars and boats). have ALL taken high flow. so the "problem" wan't even known to me Sorry.

No 2. I was just agreeing with him as I looked at his photo.
Simple.
I never even knew what they were talking about
till I saw the Photo and the step down clicked.

3.
They must have changed the Inlets on later model D-Max.
3 of us travel around. None of us have a problem.
so it has never even entered out minds that such a thing existed.

And not knowing such. Only reason would be to "jam it in quicker", yes.
SOME people are always in a rush.

We all live and learn hey.

PS.
The only place I've ever been to with HiFlow only. Has been the "truck" section on some larger servo's. Usually off to one side.
All combined customer points have always had either small,
or a combination of, One on each side of pump?.
I've NEVER seen a car (Normal oil supplier) servo with ONLY big nozzles.
Have you??.
They'd lose too much custom from todays travellers.

I thought the small lines and tips were to stop people splashing it everywhere with the volume from bug nozzles. now all these little economy cars are going diesel.

macka17 wrote:

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SNIP~~~

All combined customer points have always had either small, or a combination of, One on each side of pump?.
I've NEVER seen a car (Normal oil supplier) servo with ONLY big nozzles.
Have you??.
They'd lose too much custom from todays travellers.

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Gday...

Now ya on the ball Macka

Ya dead right

And when ya pull into a busy servo, or the servo only has one diesel pump, with a hi-flow on one side and a small one on the other side, and the small one is already being used, at least if ya vehicle can take the hi-flow one ya can get on wif the job.

However, if not, then ya gotta wait for the small nozzle hose to finish filling, wait for them to go and pay, wait for the operator to re-set the pump and then ya can go.

No probs ... and that line of vehicles behind ya have just burnt the hair off the back of ya melon with their heated, ,focused stares.  

Even worse, if ya caravan is attached to ya vehicle and ya blocking off four others pumps. 

SOLUTION - if ya vehicle won't cope with hi-flow nozzle, then get an adaptor. If ya can't make one, then buy one. Then ya got the option.

Cheers - John

PS - praps ya should consider re-reading ya posts before ya hit "submit" ... make sure what you WANT to say is what it does say  It sure gets confusing fer the rest of us. 

Bryan wrote:

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Thanks for the pic Doug. I may need to cobble up something similar if and when I go on the road full time

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Silicone doers not like petroleum products

Aussie Paul. 

Just as a little ifo to all.

This thread has nothing to do with flow rate of diesel fuel. Hendo noticed a comment I made in another post about the fuel inlet opening on my Collie only being suitable for 'loflo' diesel pumps. I had been caught out 3 times with only hiflo pumps in the car area of 3 different servos not long after getting the Collie and I was low on fuel each time.

I now start looking for fuel around 1/2 full.

I also made up the reducer so if I am faced with the hiflo pumps only again I have a way around it.

I have used it a few times now but only in the truck areas if servo for whatever reason and no problems with the way I made it up. I did look around for a 'bought one' without luck. 

I must say here, I have not come across the problem for about 12 months now and have noticed a hiflo one end of the bowser and loflo the other, maybe the problem was realised and sorted out.

It works for me.

Keep Safe on the roads and out there.

Dougwe wrote:

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Just as a little ifo to all.

This thread has nothing to do with flow rate of diesel fuel. Hendo noticed a comment I made in another post about the fuel inlet opening on my Collie only being suitable for 'loflo' diesel pumps. I had been caught out 3 times with only hiflo pumps in the car area of 3 different servos not long after getting the Collie and I was low on fuel each time.

I now start looking for fuel around 1/2 full.

I also made up the reducer so if I am faced with the hiflo pumps only again I have a way around it.

 

I have used it a few times now but only in the truck areas if servo for whatever reason and no problems with the way I made it up. I did look around for a 'bought one' without luck. 

 

I must say here, I have not come across the problem for about 12 months now and have noticed a hiflo one end of the bowser and loflo the other, maybe the problem was realised and sorted out.

 

It works for me.

 

 

Keep Safe on the roads and out there.

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 Hopefully the message will get through Doug but I doubt it.

Dougwe wrote:

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I thought the Dmax had the Hiflo opening 

The clamp is just tight enough to fit over gun.

Tube from the big green shed in those lengths.

I melted both sections together with soldering iron then put some silicone around outside.

You still have to be carefull of the flo rate though, I just have trigger in about half way.

 

  

 

  

Edit.....It lives in a zip lock bag in the glovebox, Mate.

-- Edited by Dougwe on Tuesday 30th of May 2017 01:20:46 PM

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 If you hunt through the rubber hoses section of an auto parts store you're bound to find a ready made hose and being rubber it most likely won't be affected by the diesel fuel.

macka17 wrote:

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Yea John.

Could also be that I don't go near large city's on much on main drags.

Haven't been near a big, busy servo for yonk.s
But.
If I did. and end up on a pump I can't use and have to wait.
I just do so.

Anybody want to get knickers in twist. go for it buddy.
Have a go at the servo. NOT me. Or go to another pump.
I'm VERY patient. To a Point.
We just use what they supply.
Would only be a coupla min's anyway.
Anybody that impatient. HAS got a problem.
That's where the road rages come into play.

Although.
Must admit. IF I did have a small inlet orifice?.
I probably would Make one up hey.
Just to keep you happy. Yess.

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 FIGJAM

wal1 wrote:

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macka17 wrote:

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Yea John.

Could also be that I don't go near large city's on much on main drags.

Haven't been near a big, busy servo for yonk.s
But.
If I did. and end up on a pump I can't use and have to wait.
I just do so.

Anybody want to get knickers in twist. go for it buddy.
Have a go at the servo. NOT me. Or go to another pump.
I'm VERY patient. To a Point.
We just use what they supply.
Would only be a coupla min's anyway.
Anybody that impatient. HAS got a problem.
That's where the road rages come into play.

Although.
Must admit. IF I did have a small inlet orifice?.
I probably would Make one up hey.
Just to keep you happy. Yess.

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 FIGJAM

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macka17 wrote:

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Step down clear or reinforced hose of differing dia,
with a bit of Sika and Jubilee round it will do. Simple enuff.

 

-- Edited by macka17 on Tuesday 30th of May 2017 11:52:14 PM

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 Macka, what is Jubilee?

Cheers, John.

Gday...

Check out young Dougie's photo on this thread of his "adaptor"

cheers - John

Thanks John.

Cheers, John.