Rough Coleman 413B

I always wanted a 413B... But I had dreams of a nicer example I find the 413 size stove ideal for my kind of cooking with a good single burner as backup if a third burner is needed. So a 413 with cast burners for the cool factor seemed like the perfect marriage.

Here's the poor thing with a No.1 for size reference. She's a peach!!







So first things first, see if the tank will hold pressure... This is not a good start to building pressure...



Next was to remove the fuel cap... It took heat and lots of it. So much so that the solder joint on the bung sagged so once the cap was removed I reflowed to ensure a safe seal.



Now while the pump and air stem are soaking to remove rust I will use this lamp cap to add pressure to the fount and check for leaks.



Next the pricker rod was frozen in the gen plus the lighting lever was rusted stuck so I removed the valve assembly from the tank. Rebuilt the gen and got the lever freed up so I cleaned the F/A tube while it was out. Also flushed the tank and used compressed air to remove any dried fuel residue before reinstalling the assembly.



So next step was to add some fuel and pressure. The burner screws are frozen so I just used compressed air to blow out the burners best I could. Add a little fire to the mix and it's a runner.



I will have to get the burner apart to clean it better. On the main burner at about half throttle it'll yellow flame. So it needs to be inspected. Not sure what I'll do about the appearance... Or lack there of... But not being a stovie I have time to ponder on it

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful evening everyone

 

Was it, by any chance, lost overboard for a while? Sure looks like a lot of work ahead, but what the heck, she burns!

 

Great flame, there...

 

Back on the clunker today. Lots of heating screws and burner ring cleaning. Found a little more debris in the manifold that was causing some part throttle yellow flaming. Also gave up on the pump/air stem combo. Fought it a couple hours and finally grabbed a lantern pump of the same length and used it.





















Everything else is cosmetic... Not sure what the plan is for this poor thing... May just leave it on the back porch for fair weather cooking

Thanks for looking! Have a wonderful evening.

 

Nice fettling!

Cheers

Tony

 

I like stoves with character and that one has a ton of it!!

Is that a drain on the top of the tank, to the right of the valve?

 

@Majicwrench that is a factory bung with a plug in it... I've seen photos of others with the same plug... Not sure what it's purpose... This stove has many steel pieces where I would expect brass, so I'm assuming it's near wartime... Maybe these tanks were going to be used on another stove? Idk... Mystery to me

 

I've got both a 413C and 413D which still had cylindrical tanks but neither have that extra bung.

 

@cottage hill bill after Keith's post last night I got to searching and John Stendahl mentions that these extra bungs were found only on the post war 413B's. Still no idea on what they were for. I fettled a 413C last week and the tanks are identical otherwise.