Hi @Blackdog and @Nicola Francesco Elia. The the new NRV don't go straight and when I try to overtight it becomes loose and turn in the void. The...
Hi all, The cold water trick solved the problem. Thank you. Time for a new NRV. The old NRV had no washer and the thread seems damaged and the new...
Hi, Thanks you for your tips. I applied heat and tried to unscrew it. Seems to have some prometting results but still stuck. I will try heat and...
Hello fettler, Hope you are doing well. I need your help to remove a stuck NRV on my optimus 48. I used all kind of tools, heat, penetrating oil...
@kerophile thank you for the link. never imagined that overpressure can deform the tank like a balloon. best regards.
Hello all. I want to update this post. I tryed recently a paint thinner in my kerosene stoves and it seems to be a better and less dangerous...
Hi @snwcmpr the kerosene is no more available in Morocco since too many years. The best substitute a found is the paint thinner with a flash point...
Hello and thank you for your replies I want to update this post with a test that I conducted on some stoves and I concluded that it is normal...
@presscall no problem ;)
hi @presscall so sorry il you feel "ignored" it was not my intention. @kerophile i just saw what i wrote above. i meant "very likely i will "NOT"...
Hi @kerophile you scare me. I don't have intention sacrifice myself. I'm just learning some fettling techniques. Very likely I will re-use it as a...
Thank you @kerophile for your answer. Yes the tank seems to be compromised. But I will try some soldering like @presscall suggested. No problem if...
Hello fettlers, Thank you for your reactions and advices and special thanks to @presscall . I want to update the situation. I tryed to redress...
Coleman 424
Hi everyone, After further inspection of my coleman 424 fuel tank. It seems that this tank is out of service despite it holding pressure. As the...
Hi @snwcmpr thank you for the advice. What makes difference between cooper and brass in this case?
Update The wire wich the cotton wick was attached is iron. Cotton + rust + 80 year(or more) transformed into a paper pulp. I will replace it with...
Thank you @presscall for all the advices. I will let you know once I fix it
Hi @presscall I succeeded by forcing it but not without some damages. What do you suggest about this crack that is yet more bigger :D/ ? [ATTACH]...
Hi @presscall yes I have a vice. Where is the burner shroud? [ATTACH]
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