Checked out the stove on the boat last weekend. Seems that the altitude has a bit of an effect on the burner operation. Ended up putting a thin...
Thanks for the input. The inner caps are clean and move freely, however I wouldn't call them smooth, perhaps the distortion is due to them not...
Made some changes and now have the following flame: [ATTACH] However when I open the valve a bit, the flame starts to drift away from the...
I wouldn't call it a screaming banshee sound. It's more of a hissing sound, not faint, definitely noticeable. Sounds reminiscent of an old...
Thanks again all for the pointers for rebuilding my Optimus Princess P-39A. I've gotten one burner going quite strong, however I'm having some...
Rebuilt the burners. Had a few issues however Shirlene and Bob helped keep me pointed in the correct direction. The right burner was a leaker...
Got two burner rebuild kits from Shirlene. Installed one and flushed out the tank with fresh alcohol. Took about 4 rinse cycles to get most of...
Thank you so much for the pics. I'm just discovering a P-39A stove and your burner cutaways really help my understanding. Now if I could only...
Thanks for the info and about the quality of the stove that I have. I don't plan to convert away from alcohol, so will rebuild what I have. Now...
Thanks for the info and support. This disassembled burner was leaking a bit with the valve closed when the tank was pressurized so I figured that...
Looks like the P-35 except the knob linkage is straight through the front of the stove. This came off of a 1981 O'Day 34 sailboat. Here's the...
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