I just picked up my stove saturday and i pumped up the tank and fired it up and it ran for a few minutes so i put it away. i wanted to take soem nice "action" shots of my new toy today and i pumped and thought i was going to break my thumb! the stoved fired up with a weak flame and then went out maybe 1 minute later. i took the tank off and pumped it up 20 times again it was hard to pump, and when i open up the valve and the lever it sparyed a nice stream of fuel for about 12 seconds and then stopped. i closed the valves and opened the tank cap and there was very little pressure in the tank. and even with the valves open and the cap off it was still hard to pump! so i am hoping i have to lubricate the pump. what do i use? i know to soak pumps leathers in oive oil , but i probably have a rubber one in there now , so can i use a drop of motor oil, light machine oil (3 in 1 etc..) ??
Did you turn the pump knob to the left before pumping? Coleman has a locking NRV (non return valve) that must be unlocked before the pump works. As to oil, 3-1 works fine, as does olive oil and motor oil.
yes, i had the pump knob turned 2 times to the left and unlocked. i had the lever pointing down, and the burner knob turned to the right and closed. when i was pumping.
The checkball in the checkvalve/NRV could be stuck. Spray a bit of carb cleaner in there and let it sit for a bit and then pour it out. Do not get the carb cleaner on any part of the paint! Mike
thanks for the replies! I am going to try the oil and see how it works and then the carb cleaner if it is still hard to pump. i'm not too worried about the paint, it is going to have a complete overhaul soon.
one more question. when the stove is cold and you open the "up to light" lever on the stove and open the valve to the left for the initial start up of the stove, should the fuel come out of the generator in a stream, or in a mist form?
