Hello esteemed stovies! I have been very fortunate to acquire, through careful training of my parents (who live abroad) on the types of stoves I like, a Primus 41. Having not travelled with any of my stoves yet, I have read around CCS and will be instructing Dad on disassembly, flushing and airing. They usually have a case each at least, so can pack tank, burner and lunchbox separately for safety and convenience. The trouble is, I can’t find much info on the extent to which the 41 comes apart. Specifically, can the gooseneck between tank and burner base be removed? From photographs it appears to be on a thread (e.g. this excellent guide), but without reliable instruction or an example of a removed gooseneck I am hesitant to ask Dad to try unscrewing it. My personal experience is with Optimus 111 stoves with fuel pipes that detach easily with a nut and flanged plumbing-style joint. Failing that I see from the above guide that the burner can be removed from its base. I just would prefer not to have the tank and gooseneck together in a suitcase (even suitably padded and wrapped) for fear of bending or breaking by means of airport Baggage Vandling machines. Any advice or onward links would be very much appreciated. Thanks! Ken
The fitting or nut the fuel line exiting the tank looks like it is soldered in, then the threaded line is screwed into that nut. I would sure hesitate unscrewing the fuel line. Up to you. Duane
After reading what I thought were all the fettle threads on CSS I just found the one I missed that confirms your assessment @hikerduane Thanks for the help! Maybe an admin can close this thread as the answer is already there.
Some of the issues I thought might arise are noted in the above link. Was not aware that it might be a tapered thread though, makes sense on comments. Duane
