Nice one Ron! I had my eye on that one but knew I wouldn't be able to get to it in time, glad it went to a fellow forum member!
Mike at OCP has rebuild instructions here. I believe these were written by Frank Bebb. There is a lot of information specific to Coleman on the...
I get 16 5/8 x 10 11/16 on both of mine. [ATTACH] This one is correct. The grate is not attached to the stove, which is how your brother...
Thanks Stu, I will give it a try. Jeff, what you don't see is the piece of brass pipe sitting crosswise in the mixing chamber. It should direct...
Hi, I got this burner for a Tilley heater from a UK member of the Coleman board. There's a loose tube in the top, and I can't figure out how to...
The sugar-free lemonade powder is an inspired choice for a one-time use while traveling. I just got a near-lifetime supply of pure citric acid (5...
As several others have alluded to, your automatic battery charger will not work for electrolysis. I have seen mentions on the web to using a car...
Ah, this brings back memories. My first backpacking stove was a Mousetrap with the older style pot supports but the newer style legs. Simple,...
A final word from me on this, here's a very cautionary tale on the use of chlorinated solvents with heat: Link
I can't really tell from the picture, but the priming pad looks more like fiberglass than asbestos to me. Coleman did briefly make marine stoves...
Thank you for doing this experiment. I tried kerosene in a Coleman 425B suitcase stove. It burned very well but was prone to yellow flares when...
And I was wrong too. "esano" translates as hexane, not heptane. A 6-carbon chain instead of 7, it would be more volatile than heptane.
tetley, If you can buy some from your company I'd give it a try for stove fuel. It should be pretty good, and I know UK users have difficulty...
True "Benzina Avio" would be aviation gasoline (not kerosene). Aviation gasoline is problematic in a stove because it is leaded. It will poison...
Here's the one I have. It is marketed as a Kendal Pro . (Full disclosure, affiliate link embedded). [ATTACH] I see what looks like this same...
It isn't gum or contaminants from the fuel that clog your stove if you use gasoline, it's the tank coating. In the 1980's Coleman started coating...
Laquer thinner contains xylene and acetate solvents, it's not anything like paint thinner. Handle with care, damages many finishes etc. Search...
Brian said: Here's why (fuels listed with flash point in deg. F): Gasoline: -48Coleman fuel: >0Zippo fluid: >35Kerosene: >100 Gasoline,...
Zippo lighter fluid is a blend with a flash point of >35F/2C; see the MSDS. The Svea was designed for white gasoline. Gasoline has a flash point...
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