I found this stove in my grandmother's house: Phoebus No. 5 MJR It was not in working condition, so I ordered missing parts from fettlebox: inner + outer cap and nipple. Replaced pump-leather, and tried to open the burner screw but it is stucked. There was no leak on the tank and intensive pumping can pressurize the hole system. Today I found some fuel and want to start it. After a few tries it has enough pressure to keep continuous burning. Nice to see the stove is still working! (Small wire only holds outer cap. Do not want to loose it. :-))
Thanks! If understand you right, something is wrong with my nipple? It is a brand new item, but I have no tool to tighten it. (used a small pliers)
@attb2 There are many causes of underburn. Sometimes it's a matter of swapping a few inner and outer caps around until you get it right. Sometimes your outer cap isn't sitting flush on the burner and needs to be 'polished' on a sharpening stone. Looking at the photos, though, the outer cap looks crooked. Is it sitting flat on the burner? Tony
Kerosene only. Gasoline is really dangerous in a non-regulated burner. The only way to lower the flame is to open the air screw, which would release gasoline fumes a couple inches from the burner. Kerosene has much lower vapor pressure, so you're releasing air. ....Arch
Uhm, oh! I used it with gasoline... So that was the main problem... In our country kerosene called petroleum and gasoline called benzin. 3 year ago I did not know the difference.
Hello @attb2 . You must get the correct tool to do up the jet firmly(not too tight) to seal it, otherwise the joint will leak fuel gas giving you a yellowish flame and that promotes under burning. Cheers, John
