Here's what I mean about the connection being similar: From left to right: Vega, Polaris, Gemini, Crux The Vega/Polaris style have a hole in...
I made a little clip on my phone to give you a sample of the amount of fuel it releases. This is(WAS) a full MSR canister. Same behaviour on...
@Doc Mark Quick question about your Gemini: Do you find it releases quite a bit of gas while screwing on the canister? I picked up a new one and...
I thought I’d come back around for an update on the pulsing. For context, I own a couple of Novas and a Nova+ that don’t do this (I swapped...
Quick update on my XGK EX. It went in back in Nov when I posted here, then arrived in March with just a new jet, spreader, and pad, but was still...
I think the pic might be deceiving—coming down to angle and low resolution. I’ll give it another carb cleaner dip, but this is up to light: [ATTACH]
By a pure stroke of luck a guy near me was selling two hoses (one CEJN and the other bayonet) and a post-revision new bayonet pump. I bought them...
I gave the stove a further cleaning, and it's clean as a whistle. New blue orings (why not after 15 years) didn't change anything, and I kept the...
@Afterburner This is actually a very interesting thought. The Nova+ does have some kind of nearly imperceptible fluctuation while turning the...
@HunterStovie Well, I’m glad I’m not alone. I put a new jet in and it was identical to the old one. In every way an ideal flame, just a little...
Here’s one for the modern-era Optimus experts: I have three Swedish-made (with that amazing CEJN connector) stoves, all in similar condition. Two...
Yes, I feel the same way, but there are a handful of examples online of people who'd had their stove detach at that point. From what I could...
Sorry for reviving this older thread, but I've been trying to gather some insights on the "vintage" Dragonfly brazing. @presscall since you're...
I have a very lightly used one and saw that the small brazed connection between the pivot rod and the bottom of the bell is a common failure...
I’m glad the jet was the likely culprit for you, too, but equally sorry you had to go down the same road. My biggest issue now is that Optimus...
@Tony Press My “measuring” was using an old manual pricker and seeing that it was loose in the old jet (side to side) and not in the new one....
@Scrambler the times with the old jet were also slower but flow was rich—all tinged with yellow. I have no way of knowing if it was ever even the...
@BradB Something is definitely amiss with the 111 kero, but I just can’t find it. It clearly lacks power but not being obstructed in an obvious...
@hikerduane The original jet on the 111 was larger than a brand new Svea 123 jet, but an even smaller 111 jet won’t be in the cards for me...
I have a 111 and a 111B. Both needed standard fuel cap seal/pip and NRV replacement pips and pump cup help but the 111 has never reached the power...
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