Hi everyone! Just got a brand new whisperlite international, my first silent burner. If I get a new stove I like to take it apart to get to know the stove and check that everything is ok. I also flush the fuelline with the fuel I am going to use with the stove. Ive found out that this works really well and all my stoves works and burns perfect from the first time I use them. My experiance with MSR is XGK EX and XGK II shaker jet, these two burners have performed 100% since I bought them. Easy to maintain and take apart if needed. So to the problem, as I was checking the whisperlite out and taking it apart. The fuelline cabel was completly stuck from factory, msr tool had no chance getting it out, plyers did not do the trick, so I ended up putting the cabel in the wooden work bench-wise to get it out. Ok, now its finaly out....but is it going inside agian? I find it hard to get the cleaing cabel inside agian, the last centimeter is not possible by hand and I have to use plyers to get enough force. In my world this seems a bit too thight/hard, never had this problem with any of my xgk's. Doing the so called "cleaning prosess" with the cable is almost a no go. Ive looked at the maintance video msr have made for whisperlite, the video show no effort doing this task. So my question is, is this normal? Im thinking of returning it, becuase this does not seem normal. I could understand it if the stove was used alot of years and the cable got stuck but that is not the case, its brand new. I tried some wd-40/pumpcupoil when inserting it,m but it did not help much. - Kristoffer
Oh, then a very different problem. I have no suggestion except lubricate the cable and try again. Did you remove the jet and look into the vaporizer as you pushed the cable? I have had some more difficult than others.
Cleaning cabel used in WLI is also a bit thinner than the ones used in XGK. Thought the generator loop seems to be in the same thickness. Im not a big fan of canister fuel so I went with the WLI since the I did not need the option WLU has with canister. And the WLI is less expensive than WLU. Not sure if WLU got a thicker cleaning cabel? MSR do test burn the loops/bells before asembly, all my msr burners come with some heatcoloring from factory. But I doubt this had caused a build up of carbon inside the generator loop. Ive flushed it with wd-40 and white gas, nothing comes out. My tought is that in the soldering process excess solder have flown between the tubes and making it a bit narrow. Not sure but I dont think it should be that hard, if its this hard without any build up, imagen if you actually get carbon buildup within the generator loop, it would certainly be impossible to remove? Stove function is normal, changed the wick for a carbonfiber felt pad that is covering the priming cup. Priming with alcohol/red sprite.
New .... I also doubt that it is carbon build up. But, for cleaning consider something else besides WD-40. Maybe Lacquer Thinner. Did you get it back in?
I bet there is a small burr or casting or weld flaw restriction somewhere in there. Just enough to cause the condition you describe? Possibly try some fine abrasive, like a lapping compound, or maybe Bon Ami or the like, working the cable back and forth. Obviously the residue remainder would need to be flushed thoroughly. Just spitballing here.
He can still try the contact for Norway on this MSR "International Distributors" Page on the MSR website: International Distributors | Cascade Designs
I sent a email to the store I bought it from. They agreed to send me a new generator loop with fuelhose and cleaning cabel. We'll see if that solves the problem. Ive been using it now and then, the cable got a little better, but its still very hard to losen and insert. Hopefully new loop and cable will do the trick.
Hello, in my experience, my Whisperlite Universal had a same sympton, but I don't think it was wrong. The cleaning wire is still so stiff/hard to be re-inserted. it must need a plier in order to handle it.
