Quick clean of the riser shows a date of 20th March 1958
And number two… which is a Primus No.5 that’s been saved from a barn. No idea of year or anything yet… more later! Solid… just covered in crud and...
First to turn up today was this little lady… an Optimus 48 with a roarer burner (also Optimus) so it’s apparently become an Optimus 45 by proxy!...
Hi all, apologies for resurrecting this one but I'm still trying to troubleshoot this SH & S stove. The sooting is getting worse, and it's...
Camping on the North Yorkshire Moors here in some rather breezy conditions… happy to say that all three here - Buflam, Optimus and SH & S...
Gutted! But my feeling is it’s been very poorly manufactured. I may move the burner across to my Optimus 5 as I quite like the idea of that being...
Alas… I wish @Blackdog sorry for the updates - wife asked me how I was getting on so I pumped it up and did a test fire. Surprisingly efficient...
Further to the above … are these stress cracks? C [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That’s interesting - I’d definitely say the quality isn’t that hot. Trying to screw the pump tube in is a nightmare in itself… also the filler cap...
No leaks inside the pump tube and nothing wet from fuel. It looks like the seam at the bottom of the tank, if it *is* a leak. It looks like it’s...
@Blackdog the burner is seated ok I think it’s just the picture and my bad imaging! I’ll measure up the spigot shortly … As for the silent...
It being a birthday soon the better half decided to buy me a stove for my present… lol and behold a boxed Chalwyn turned up this morning in...
There was indeed a small amount of soot… just a very light dusting not much at all
It was more about the blue flames at the bottom really - the orange actually seems to vanish temporarily if you increase the pressure but then...
I should mention that the Burmos innner and outer caps I’m using I’ve used before and there’s been no sign of orange flames previously. It does...
The sound is actually just the normal gentle hiss - no growl. Those underneath flames are only on one side of the burner as well - apologies I...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hi all, now three weeks into unemployment I’ve decided...
It’s the pump tube - changed the NRV completely and resealed it and it’s still a loss of pressure. Balls… it looks virtually brand new too. Burmos...
They are … @Blackdog is your man for asking about that. The end caps are very very tight… I’ll look at the Burmos NRV tomorrow. I’d rather focus...
Pump tube I think… the pump is being forced out very slowly when in use. NRV was tight and worked well so I’m guessing a crack… C
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