I just received and tried a burner from iwalker in China bought from Aliexpress . It burns quite well in my old Optimus 155 and function better...
Thanks. I think Tilley s are OK to replace burners mounted screwed on a riser tube but not really designed for a compression / cone fitting. I...
Hi Presscall, I have responded finally it is OK, I replaced the new burner (Tilley) with an old used original Optimus, and it works. I like your...
Hi Nicola, we are mostly users, not collectors. We had a 155 with vaporized kero preheat for 5 years in 1981-1986, and never changed spindles or...
Hi Afterburner from Finland, I could not find any new Optimus regulated burners in Sweden, FOGAS is out of stock, any idea from your side?
So great to see so many feedbacks, thank you guys ! I would like to share my journey with my 155, that I have been using on my sailboat for 3...
Hi Kerophile I use a 155 on my boat in Sweden and I now have a very small leak on one burner coupling, replaced the burner, polished the burner...
I just removed a stuck NRV by removing the pump and re-soldering, using a valve from Tilley. Thread on pump bottom is now M8 to accommodate the...
Dear friends, Kerophile, to remove the pump, I used a trick which could be good for all, just filled the stove tank with a glass or two of water,...
Dear fettling team I struggled with a Primus NRV removal like a lot of you, eventally de-soldered the pump and had to de solder the pump rear cap...
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