I'm new to this forum. I'm a scout leader and have found myself learning to maintain our white gas gear. I have unearthed a couple of 400 generators. the prickers in them both look short (relative to a working and healthy one I have) I've seen this thread 400 pricker wire broke or recessed? - The Coleman Collectors Forum and believe I need to replace the currently shortened bit with 28 gauge wire. The problem is I've tried pulling the black handle out (after fully opening the packing nut) and I'm reluctant to pull much harder than I've already tried. Is there a trick or clever thing I could do to make this removal feel less like I'm trying to wreck these relatively rare and difficult to find pieces of brass? I have 2 working 400 coleman stoves but I'd really like to be able to restore these two generators if it's possible, as backups for what we currently have or replacements in the event I find yet another stove I didn't know we had. I have managed to get a number of our stoves working partly due to information available on this forum. Thank you so much to all of you who post what you find and how you did things. I am very grateful.
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There is a member on the Coleman site who makes replacement generators and repairs these generators, and he will also have the answers you seek. His name is Arthur, and he goes by fjfj765 . Really sharp young man.
Welcome to CCS @mstewart14 This might be helpful Repacking Coleman Generator #400-5891 @fjfj765 is also a member here.
