Mixing "paraffin" and kero ...

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  1. Marc

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    Welp, there's your problem. A photo would have helped tremendously, would have been diagnosed immediately.

    It's a lot like a carburetor that needs all the parts to achieve the right air/fuel mixture, and vaporize the fuel correctly. You wouldn't expect it to run right while missing major components.
     
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    Are these available anywhere or do I have to make one?
     
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    OK, I fashioned sort of one; a photo shows burning - a bit better - no smoke puffs, about 75% blue. R15wo45bur.jpg
     
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    @Trebleplink

    1. Have a look at The Fettle Box
    for a flame ring.

    2. 0.32mm is the “standard” size for the jet.

    3. Clean fuel, clean tank and let it burn for half a tank should do the trick.

    4. If you put a pot on to boil and it doesn’t get soot on the bottom (as opppsed to scorched), your flame is ok.

    Cheers

    Tony
     
  5. Marc

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    Try our Fettlebox site sponsors for a flame ring. I've heard of people making their own with a chunk of tubing flared on a trailer hitch ball, but the correct part is in expensive and available.

    Edit: Yeah what Tony ^ said.