Fuel Strainer, Optimus Nova

A question: I recently "won" a pre Katadyn Optimus Nova stove from a popular internet bidding forum. The stove arrived today and I discovered that the brass fuel strainer that attaches to the plastic fuel feed hose has somehow detached itself. It seems an easy fix with, I assume some type of glue. Can someone recommend glue that I can use to safely re-attach the fuel filter on to the fuel line? By safe I have in mind glue that won't "melt" the plastic fuel line. In the spirit of full disclosure, I have not researched this question in the forum's data base and apologize if this matter has been addressed before. Thanks in advance for any assistance. PWW

 

I just used some JB Weld epoxy on my two Optimus stoves. Looks professional. My Nova was even out this weekend with me at the lake. Just watch the sticky fuel valve after shutdown.
Duane

 

Noooooo, JBWELD will plug up your jet. Then again its youth Nova and not someone elses.

 

Ron, you apply the epoxy to the outside, below any openings, slide the part on then, any excess gets scraped off and leaves a seal around the part. You have to know what you are doing and any implications if done wrong. See the older MSR stoves for what I mean.
Duane

 

Stretch some cotton from a t shirt over the pipe then pop the brass bit back on. Job done.

 

I had the same problem. The cotton, or nylon, fabric should work.

What I did was use a lighter to heat the end of the plastic tube just enough to flair it, this created a flange that holds the brass tube tight.

 

That's the way I would go. Heat up the end and flare it up a bit so it will grab on to the threads of the brass filter.

Ron

 

All: Many thanks for the suggested ideas. I believe I'll try theyellowdog's t-shirt friction fix. A simple solution and the materials are readily available. Trip to the Bighorn's coming up and I want to be able to use this new to me stove without having to fish around the bottom of a fuel bottle looking for the fuel strainer. Thanks again. PWW

 

Get a product called "Seal All" it comes in a yellow and red tube.

It is inert to the influence of all forms of fuel.

Smells like the plastic airplane glue I remember from the '60s for putting together model airplanes.
Stan

 

I still have a tube it's good stuff but you need to make sure that the area is very clean have free from any liquid stuff otherwise it will come off eventually.

Ron

 

Magikbus: Although I really liked the t-shirt strainer fix for my Nova pump's loose fuel strainer, I also felt a littly iffy about the long- term durability of such a fix. So, after reading your suggestion, I elected to go the Sea-All fix as you suggested. I picked up a tube at the hardware store and applied the material to the tube and the strainer as instructed. Worked great. Tested the long term effectiveness of the glue by leaving the now fixed pump in a fuel bottle of kerosene for a month. Extracted the pump this past weekend. The strainer was still attached to the fuel lead. Thus, thanks for the suggestion. It worked really well. PWW

 

It might be attached still but the cotton would have been a replaceable filter.

 

Question on trying to get one to simmer or at least get turned down. I used mine in the field a couple weeks ago, kinda makes a disco putter, different than a 123 when running. Ya know man?
Duane

 

The in line white fuel filter is for reducing that surge. The filter where the stove meets the fuel line. Personally I don't bother with them.

 

Thank you tyd. I'll take a look, it was used when I acquired it this Spring and have only used it on a backpack trip once.
Duane