Hiya,,, turned out my burner had tiny leak inside the ring of the burner,,,yellow flame to part of the flame,,, would leak parafin into preheat...
@Surveyor,, hi I had similar problem,, Presscall helped me big time,, with tips and advise,, very helpful guy,, there was lots I was doing...
Hi I wasn't priming it long enough also running with too much fuel in tank,, presscall recommends 3/4 tank,, works perfectly,, a great help,,
Oh yes sorry,,,, it turned out i was the problem,,, lol Neil
He checked my burner on his stove and sent me vid of it working perfectly,, he gave me some tips to try on priming and how much fuel to have in...
Big thanks to Presscall,,, helped me out sorting my number 12 stove( thumb) Great guy !
Thanks John although my burner only has the green circled nut and the rest of the pipe is in one piece straight into the burner,,
Hi Kerophile thanks so much for reply,, my flame is just huge yellow flame,, do you know anywhere I can send the burner for repair if I can get it...
Hi guys tried fresh paraffin no change, still yellow flame,, tried priming for ever still no blue blooming,, removed jet re tightened, tried...
Thanks presscall im going to get fresh paraffin tomorow,,, give that a whirl
What fuel is best do you think? Paraffin or kerosene? Thanks,,Neil
Thanks so much for your replies guys,, out at malvern military fair atm,, soon as I get home I'm going to try what you have suggested, hope I can...
The fuel came out the burner gaseous
Hi thank you for your reply,, I used meths to prime also tried diesel, I tried running on both diesel and kerosine,, I let the yellow flame run...
Got myself an unissued British army number 12, tried everything but can't get it to burn blue,, checked out endless videos but still no joy,, just...
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