Went antiquing today. Tried a store we haven't been to before. No stoves, dang it. They did have a cool kerosene can, but wanted $39 for it. I thought it too steep. I may have given $20 or so for it, but not anymore than that. Then, we go to a store we frequent. Saw the same exact can for $17.50. Nice size can. I can pour the K1 into this can, to make it easier to handle pouring into the funnel for the stoves: So, I keep walking along, and spotted a Coleman 425B. Didn't take a photo, but it was in very poor condition. Had holes rusted through the case, latch was missing, etc. They were only asking $12 for it, but I didn't want it sitting around, so I passed. So I keep walking, and saw this copper Coleman funnel for $3. A no brainer. Had the felt filter missing, and was out of round, but still worth $3: So, I kept strolling along, and noticed a Coleman case, like so: Opened it up, to find a dual fuel 533, the handle, and a spare generator. Actually, it was the old generator, the new was already on. The stove itself looks like it's had a rough life, and may not work, but the case and handle were worth the $25 I gave for it: I turned the lever for the heck of it, and it started hissing. A bit of fuel came out the lever as well. At least I know the tank holds pressure, haha. Pump works fine. I'll mess with it one of these days.
Well, I was excited about it anyways. Just watched a video, seems pretty easy to disassemble, clean, and reassemble.
Hey, I'm new to this site.. I've found a Coleman #500 D 38 in the original box with papers and spare parts. I'm figuring a great find
Decided to take this apart, see what was going on with it. Was leaking, so obviously there was fuel in it. Went to dump it out, and the fuel kept getting caught up in the tank, and not freely flowing out. Looked inside, and even though the camera had a hard time focusing inside the tank, you can see where someone tried to put some sort of sealant in there, in hopes to stop the leak:
So much for this stove. Will take it apart, and save the pieces. Perhaps a fount will show up one of these days. Will probably wait to come across this type stove at a later date for cheap. My Peak 1, 576 is too tall for this case.
Plus, there's a whole other forum dedicated to Coleman stoves, haha. Speaking of which, I just bought another.
@The Warrior I looked at the pictures of your 533 tank, but the pink lining is, as far as I know, what Coleman uses to protect the tank from rusting from the inside out. May I ask where it is leaking? Because I see some rust, yes, but not enough to fault the tank.
Why would they use such a product to protect the tank with? Seems they could do better than that. Hard to tell where the leak is, without taking it apart. My guess is it's coming out of one end of the generator. The bracket that holds the one end on is bent up.
@The Warrior A dunk test should show where the leak is. Close all the seals and place in a container of hot water. You should be able to do determine where the leak is pretty quickly. If it had pressure then I wouldn't expect there to be a hole in the tank. There is a lip inside the filler that stops all the fuel coming out. Is that the problem you referred to? The lip stops over filling of the tank. I don't have one but I believe the 533 to be a good user stove. I like the kero tin, very useful.
The leak is definitely on top of the fount. Where it's rusty is where it's leaking at. I pumped it up, and fuel started running down the side of the tank, from the top of the fount. I'll take it apart sooner or later. No, not referring to the lip. I had to keep shaking the tank to get furl out. I believe some of it was trapped behind the sealant.
If the tank were to rust, it would be at the bottom, where the water would sit. Pull the stove apart, and you'll probably just find a loose fitting.
