New to me Svea 121 Came from a Antique/ vintage/tat shop. A valentine present from my wife. Literally fired it up straight from box. Even had a half tank of paraffin in it. Given it a light clean and will probably do all the seals. But really happy little roarer as it is Another pinter for the collection.
A rebadged Optimus 00. According to a post by the late Bryan (KAW550RED), it dates from between 1969, when Svea was taken over by Optimus, and 1976 when Optimus gave up using the Primus and Svea branding. Still, at least 50 years old, complete and working. Wonderful! Did it burn green when you first lit it?
Hi, No green, but i gave it a good warm up. Just fitted a new seal kit. Currently bedding the nrv pip. But works nicely
The lack of green (the sign of dissolved copper salts in the fuel) suggests that it has been used until more recently and has not stood, dissolving the salts into the fuel, for any length of time. More recently than what? you may ask. Yes, you may ask.
