Well folks, here are a couple of picks of the old stove finally being lit up - and a couple of bonus ones of the trip. Thanks for the stove dating...
Hey Doc, I'll be sure to do that. I seem to recall a method of dating the stoves and did at the time I bought it. I want to say this stove is mid...
Funny thing with me, when something is new and shiny I absolutely struggle to get it dirty. I have some lovely pipes that I can't seem to bring...
I know what a "Hoover" is....what's a vacuum? :)
Well, Last week I found this neat little stove at a flea market. I liked it instantly and picked it up for $25.00. Not knowing anything about it I...
Of course, that makes sense. Thanks to all Beeman
Thanks folks, that info is helpful. I just got back from camping in the lovely Haliburton Forest in Ontario. The stove worked like a charm. (I had...
Hi friends, Is it common for the main burner on a Coleman 413G to take 2 minutes to peeter out when I close the valve? The flame initially dies...
I thought of asking my wife that question but she would have just looked at me, rolled her eyes and gone back upstairs mumbling some thing...
Thanks for the help folks, I think I'll stick to my Simmerlite for the cold weather stuff and use the 8r for milder weather. I will however get...
Hi folks, I am having trouble getting my Optimus 8R lit and running full throttle in the cold. If there is any kind of breeze it is next to...
Hi there Nikeajax. I'm afraid I can't help you with the stove question - someone here will though no doubt - but welcome to CCS! beeman
Thanks, The flanges on the new stove read 379. The '79 may coincide witht he 5 - 79 on the bottom of the body. On the other it reads 377. A '79...
Thanks guys! Michael, I will check out those sites for spare parts. I did pick up some spare things: filler cap. leather washer etc from CTC the...
That's great! Thanks for the tips! Another one arrived today...still new in box! Don't tell the Missus...lol beeman :wink:
Ah the simpleness of it all! Thank you everyone. Steve hit it right. I didn't know the pump locked. I turned the knob counterclockwise and voila!...
In an effort to go "greener" I have switched back to white gas. I was delighted to purchase a pretty much new coleman 413 stove. Of course I...
Thank you! Both replies were helpful. The article with step by step pictures was perfect! My burner assembly was absolutely jammed and I could...
I have two 8r's that I am trying to dismanle and clean. I'm afraid I ruined one in my haste to get the job done. As I was trying to unthread the...
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