Gentlemen; here is another beat to death brassie; drilled for wiring; cracked and w/o a pump will try to get picture out later; am inspired by John <Presscall"s" magnificent retore have had her for a while BUT .......have been looking for parts and they are not common in this area; the drilling is "fixable" no problem closing the hole and the cracks. repairing the self cleaning needle probably with the enders set up detailed by John here on the/his beautifully detailed Mirus/Gaz-Bleu restore burner from BD available but not till Nov. Pump ; ahhh that is another matter there is one for sale on the "bay" in France But the gentleman will not accept any emails for info and will only sell in France [color:red]Ancien réservoir en cuivre marqué " GAZ BLEU S.G.D.G " vintage collection. item number 111440113844[/color] the threads for the Gaz-Bleu pump are 21mms x 1.25 pitch; surprisingly I found that the pump off an old primus blow torch has threads 21mms x 0.7mms, more or less; I think that these are the proprietary threads that BD has written about in past posts. questions coming to mind; a...should I recut the threads on the primus pump barrel to 21 mms x 1.25??. b....try to obtain somehow a "french" made blow torch to cannibalize its pump HOPING that it will have the same threads as the Gaz-Bleu make her electric?......Naw; just can't do that can I ? I must apologize about pix as my cell phone camera just died but did get one of the primus pump assembly as the camera died; appreciate all the advice and help on this task; cheers Lou
OK my source for Enders 9060 jets has them as no longer available ; pump rebuild parts no problem will need to source an enders jet.........suggestions? deeply appreciated........cheers Lou
Gentlemen; these are a few pix of this very sad,cracked, beat up, dented, missing pieces Gaz-Bleu; suggestions eagerly awaited crushed in pump inlet missing pump..........and burner caps also missing pressure release but a primus will fit Ok, MORE CRACKS! big LONG ones Image distorted because of depth/distance; pump off primus torch beside Gaz-Bleu different threads BUT same size. pump goes in BUT won't thread reservoir threads 21x 1.25 mms..........primus 21 x 0.7 mms wondering if I should try to get hold of a french torch pump; might be the same threads will have to purchase a die to re-cut threads in the reservoir inlet.......this size is oddball and fairly pricey cheers Lou
continuing......one BIG problem. John I did get the guitar wire and they were very helpful at the shop BUT could not get it to thread into the get/nipple more than a couple of mms taking her apart after soaking in Kero; the Needle in the regulator is broken off inside the jet have tried pushing; tapping the back end of a number 80 drill bit, thankfully was able to get her out, there was about 3-4 mms that I could get hold of with BDs famous clamp to help remove NRVs; thanks again BD . am afraid of trying to drill as I feel the drill bit will try to go around the steel of the needle and "cut through the brass" in an off center manner; and importantly am trying to save the jet have done searches here and on the web but have drawn blank after blank; maybe am not asking the right question suggestions always appreciated could never have done others without them...........cheers Lou
bit more to add to the "resurrection", got the die in from China; 21 x 1.25 MMs; had scavenged a primus torch? pump assembly that had the very unusual primus proprietary? thread, 21 more or less x 0.7 mms re-cut the threads on the primus torch pump and threaded nicely into the Gaz-Bleu reservoir.............. now just need to get the broken needle out of the jet nipple cheers Lou
left the burner nipple/jet in electrolysis vat x 4 days following Doc Mark's recommend and the broken off rusty needle just slid out thanks Doc Mark Lou
