Gilbert J. McCaul stove fitted with with Korean-made "Unicus" stainless steel silent burner caps: Cheers Tony
A few pics of my Radius 15 fired up tonight after a long time packed away...was a little windy out low simmer
My latest acquisition, a 1957 Meva 1. Just rebuilt but I need to find out about the non return valve.
Hi Tony. This stove was all gummed up I side. It took a fair amount of persuasion to clean it out. The nrv was stuck. I used a small probe and pushed what I assume is a spring loaded ball bearing. It works now for the most part. Is there a way to get to it to make it 100% functional?
https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/non-return-valves.6860/#post-64230 https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/pump-tube-nrv-assembly.14028/#post-138233
Well the guides gave me enough to tear into the stove. Thanks guys. I desoldered the pump and disassembled the nrv. The rubber check valve was toast. Used a boring to cut a new rubber part. Turned it into a ball shape, replaced the overly puny spring and reassembled. Works well now. I should have documented the fettle. Maybe next time. I have another Meva on the way.
I will try to get some flame shots of the rest of the stoves. This one is the Primus 71 (newer model with the decal) with the home made flame spreader.