Hi Murph, the square tab unscrews. All the Best, Jim
Hi Bill, in looking at the 1985 Optimus Catalog in the Stove Reference Library, I found that the flame ring is part #2151(Flame spreader for No 1...
Is the graphite packing present on the valve spindle? If so, can you tighten the packing box on the valve spindle more? If not, you need to...
Ross ABQ, here's to your good fortune! To address the situation if you had not found the spring and pip stuck in the wick, I believe(but could be...
Those are outstanding! Beautifully done.
Yes, other fuel bottles can be used. I believe the exception is the Coleman Apex bottle.
I have 2 NOS Optimus Midi Pumps available in the Trading Post.
Hi John, I have used a shot glass for the throat of the flame ring, and a 5 fluid ounce habanero hot sauce(Sontava) bottle to reshape the rim of...
Hi Geeves, the short answer is yes, use a Coleman leather pump cup. It takes a little effort to install, and be gentle with the clip. One of my...
Simple answer from me: I tried a copper washer for the NRV and it leaked. I replaced it with a lead washer that I made, no leak. I'm sticking with...
Ed, is the valve packing in the guise of a " graphite valve packing kit" from the hardware store; do the instructions show a water valve? If so,...
Graham, just to clarify, I didn't mean to suggest that this phenomenon was singularly Japanese, I was only speaking from the realm of my personal...
It definitely decreases the odds of one of us "common folk" being the high bidder. In the case of the Japanese buying service, Link to sekaimon ;...
Just search completed auctions for optimus 111. The buyer was emikoemiko k***i(15886) from the USA. This person? is what I'd consider a "Super...
Hello Joe, and welcome to the forum. The pump is called a an Optimus mini(or sometimes midi) pump. On eBay, these pumps(with caps) are selling for...
Hello Peak1, welcome to the forum. You have a great little stove that is capable of big heat output. It runs on Coleman fuel(white gas, naptha)....
widu13, hopefully I won't alienate you, but as Devil's Advocate I'd like to point out part of the "mixed blessings" of this auction are the...
Alan, when I was having the same problem with the plastic pump cup on my Coleman 400, I replaced it with a leather cup, and have had no problems...
I had the same problem with a 111B, it was the jet(nipple). A #2509 would not work, the used, (possibly enlarged orifice?) #2510 I had also didn't...
Someone probably used the lead washer that should be used under the NRV. When it melted, you got blow-by.
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