Took delivery of this old 96 from a British seller today. Running in less than an hour after spending most of the time cleaning up some of the white, hard, crusty stuff off the fuel cap and the threaded areas, had a white washer at the base of the fuel bung, maybe they were unable to seal the tank as the cap leaked? New cap washer, poke the NRV, prick the burner, new pump cup, fuel up, hope for the best. Ran with no issues, although after shutdown and refiring 30 minutes later, ran yellow shortly after startup. Will have to rinse/bb rattle the fount and see if that helps. One leg needs to be pulled in and resoldered. Came with a flame plate for a 100, I had a after market correct one. A cheap purchase although fingers crossed that things wouldn't be bad. Have to move my other 96s some. Issues posting I see. Duane
That's the bane we face,we get a "non working" stove, spend a half hour in the shed with it, then have to explain to the Mrs. why we still need a parts stove and more storage in the shed. Ivan
It's better the stoves is advertise as non-working even if it is a small task to make them working, than those stoves that is advertised as complete even if there are missing parts like flamespreaders, potholders or tank lid.
@hikerduane I guess that makes you a professional then. What happens if you try to run it with the 100 flame spreader? My guess is that's why it was advertised as needing the attention of an expert. I second what @afoton says. In this case it's gonna cost Duane a small fortune....... He needs a 100 to go with that oversized flamespreader. Regards John
@Jeopardy, I already have three 100s. ) Two use the cast iron, dish shaped flame plate, but one uses the flat style as pictured, but has a BD one now, which glows nice and red. Stove ran a little better after the bb/nut rattle last night, will unroll the mesh today and make sure it stays in the upper part of the lipstick as it tended to drop out with gravity yesterday. Also, stove ran close to normal if only pumped up to a moderate level, if pumped up more, then started to burn more yellow, but better after the rattle and fuel rinse. One of my younger 96s. @IvanN, I'm single so no arguments over parts stoves or lanterns. @afoton, I've learned to check pics good, although at times I enter a good bid before realizing I missing an important part or feature. Duane
It's the beginners that don't know what they should look for, and prefer to buy a complete stove for problem free start, that gets trapped. Sometimes I suspect the seller knows better, but often the seller don't have a clue.
Yes, sent Royal mail. No fuel smell, listed as stove parts I believe, just burned the box yesterday. Some stuff slips thru, never lost anything. Duane
May I ask a question please................I also have a 1932 96 recently from ebay, replaced the washers and pump cup, poked the NRV, but can't pressurize the tank, pump sealing seems good, so how does air get into the pump below the cup to be pushed into the tank.
Hi @donald plant. Lack of pressure is most likely due to a faulty rubber washer on the filler cap. Pressurise the tank and put some soapy water around the filler cap to see if you get bubbles. if you do fit a new washer. Here is an answer to your query about pump operation: https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/typical-pump-assembly.14026/ Best Regards, Kerophile.
