Optimus 99 out of control!

Discussion in 'Fettling Forum' started by Mcbhaine, Dec 13, 2022.

  1. JP2

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    Have you cleaned inside and what the wick look like. You most cleaned the inside even if you used a new one.
     
  2. Nicola Francesco Elia

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    @BagheeraNZ before to buy a new needle give a perfect clean to the spindle and it’s seating inside the burner valve.

    Debris and gunk can cause the leak. Lock the spindle in a drill and polish the tip using some light abrasive paste on a cloth.

    Nicola
     
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    A bubble every five seconds could also come from the air still trapped below the jet… also check if after a while it stops.
     
  4. BagheeraNZ New Zealand

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    It works fine (Well fires up weakly with no cleaning needle and turns off fine)
    But I think there is more wrong with thui, I will pull the wick in the weekend
    New spindle, graphite and needle odfered