I spent some further time reading kerophile and others' posts on NRVs, and suspected mine was missing a washer... testing with it under pressure,...
Thank you for sharing such detail. I have a slight leak in my NRV but it does come out and go back in. From another post I suspect it is missing a...
I'm still plugging away at this after a summer break. I had replaced the filler cap washer with one I made from cutting out some spare rubber I...
So almost 2 weeks later, a progress update. Tonight I got it lit for the first time! I uploaded a 15 second video to youtube - seeking advice on...
There was really good flow of water / air through the burner tubes when I cleaned them. Would carbon buildup still be a problem in that case?
Aha! My son has electric guitars, and I know where he keeps his spare strings :D/
So I'm fettling my recently cleaned up SVEA 5, trying to get it to light, following the instructions of Kerophile. Despite it holding pressure and...
Thanks Kerophile, that's your guide I was already following. I think my jet has got blocked :)
Update: Yes, there was a problem with the pump cup, but it wasn't the leather. The replacement cups I had bought came complete with the metal nut...
I've replaced the seal / gasket where the burner screws in, putting one gasket below and another above the primer fuel ring. it's all done up nice...
I picked up this Svea No. 5 stove at a car boot sale in 2019 for £10 if I remember correctly. At the time I dismantled it, identified the...
Thank you Kerophile for the original post and everyone for your comments. I came looking for this information as I'd recently found the mislaid...
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