I still think this sounds like a leak somewhere. Have you done the dunk test? I've only used the pump per the early '70s instructions. Caveat...
The mini-pump is just an option to get the stove started. Once going, heat from the burner should keep it pressurized enough (unless the stove is...
Try soaking your leather pump cups in oil before you write them off. I would let them soak for several hours. A nice thing about the leather cups...
Very nice stove!
Congrats on getting it going. 111's are beasts! ....Arch
Yes, but o-rings get brittle with age and cold. If one fails and you don't have a replacement, then you no longer have a pump or, probably, a...
Optimus 00 is an excellent stove, and a great "first paraffin stove".
Several years ago. I was in Seattle visiting a friend. I contacted you and we spoke briefly on the phone, but you were about to be taken to the...
That is the perfect stove for a pot of tamales!
and boots. Your stove can save your life in cold / bad weather. Let us know how the fire-up goes. ....Arch
Yes, and Ed and I almost met in person once.
That looks like a great gathering. I'm in awe of people who can build such beautiful stoves and lanterns from sheet metal and a few spare parts....
I'm afraid so. Welcome to CCS!
Excellent restoration and photo spread!
Yes, the Juwel 33 is the WW2 model. If you find a key, please find two of them and send one to me.
Any flame that cooks your supper in a cold camp is pretty close to perfect.
Keep an eye on overheating of the tank with a windshield like that one.
The languages are one of the joys of collecting camp stoves.
I also think that is an alcohol stove (denatured ethanol would be the fuel to look for), in which case the cloth tube is certainly a wick. I'm...
Echo that. I'm going to guess @Gasweld 's #4. Spiders and wasps love to take residence in the air tube. You will have to run wire or a narrow...
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