111 kero or if on a motorcycle, British Army No7, both have been faultless and my go to stoves. The trangia 25 with the otimus nova conversion...
eventually it will get lit, when all the seals are changed to new fettlebox viton ones, the originals have gone hard and the tank pressure tested...
Thanks for the advice Tony I'll use kero then. Most of my stoves are petrol burners with the exception of two manaslu's, one kero 111 and a...
It's been a while since i bought a stove and I realised I never had any sort of silent burner in my collection, so a punt was taken in a 'BM'...
I gave the tank a small polish to remove a small area of tarnish where the tank touches the case, burner is as found. A large box of Swiss chocs...
I will be forever in her debt. One more added to the collection. I've overheard whispers a Manaslu 126 might be coming my way from Santa this year.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This 8R was found in my neighbour's attic during a plumbing job, in a carpenter's box covered in oilcloth. The...
Poly ether Amine, used as fuel system cleaners etc. A very good solvent for hydrocarbons so they use them in engines to clean out gum varnish...
This 8R I've had for a long time but just got around to sorting out the worn jet and leaking spindle packing. Burns nice and clean now. [ATTACH]
Matt, glad to be of help, the burner is much better doing service in a stove than sitting on my shelf gathering dust. Well done, another stove...
I have a Manaslu 96 it has the same size burner as the 00. Plenty of power. Very nicely made.
Wilko do cleaning grade ctric acid in 250g boxes for £1.50...
I'm afraid I don't know about US dealer for Manaslu's, I got both mine from Mike at Base Camp who has been very helpful with Optimus parts. It...
Can't wait to test it in the shed :) , I'm following advice given on this forum and cleaning the new burner and tank out with acetone and meths...
My wife and son presented me with this Manaslu 121 for my 51st birthday to go with the Manaslu 96 that I had as my 50th present. As my stove...
The gland that seals the black lever is a graphite seal. There is no point in unscrewing this as you cannot remove the lever. All the lever does...
Many thanks for your advice I'll reassemble as it is then.
I think it should work with the 123R burner on the 80 tank. What I think Optimus have done was just use a 123R burner casting with a longer dip...
Hi all, I've been reading this forum for some years getting info to restore a 111 and a Monitor military stove. I've just aqquired a British Army...
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