Thanks again to all for your replies. @theyellowdog After watching the video you posted, I'm reasonably confident I can do this. kerophile,...
Thanks for the feedback guys. I've only used white gas in my 199 since I bought it back in the early '80s. And I can only remember buying...
My 199 Ranger sprung a leak the last time I used it on a camping trip. I was brewing coffee on it with a 5 cup old style percolator coffee pot....
Radler, I finally got around to making one last weekend. Works beautifully, no more dripping mess. I even made one for the 1 gallon Coleman fuel...
I'm a newbie here too, also came here looking for help getting my 30+ year old 199 back working. Had a rotted pip seal in the fuel cap. Doc Mark...
Thank You Radler! Another problem of mine solved by someone on this forum! KMK
Mine doesn't look quite that bad, but I've drop/semi-thrown it around for 30 years and it's still chugging along (pun intended). One reason I...
I'm bumping this thread also, but I think I have a good reason... I have a +/- 30 year old bottle and basic cap that's virtually the same as the...
YOOOOO HOOOO. YES, YES, YES. I was like I kid on Christmas morning. You might gather I got the pip that Doc sent me and I got my stove working....
Doc, Thanks for the pics. Yours still has a readable label. :) I'm sure me or my son have something around the house that will work like the...
Sometimes simple can be enough to cause headaches. If that's it, just my luck. I guess I'll give a PT a shot. Tanx, KMK
Doc, Thanks for the explanation. Based on Arne's old post I was able to understand how the whole fuel cap works. I was just trying to reconcile...
I have been trying to send an e-mail to Base Camp for the past several days and keep getting an “undeliverable” back with the following error:...
Arne, Glad to know you were able see my thanks. Useful is an understatement. Without your pics of the disassembled cap and the drawing I would...
Doc, Great info. I wish I had the presents of mind to search for solutions to my problem before I left for camping last summer. I thought I...
First I want to take time to thank everyone for their replies and PTs. Second, I hadn't replied to either this post or Doc's or Ken's PTs earlier...
Doc, THAT'S FANTASTIC! This is one great forum. Only one post and such a great reception. PT on its way next with my info. Thanks again, KMK
Ken in NC, There is a pre-heating step, where you put some paste or fuel in a spirit cup under the burner and light it, but the tank still needs...
Doc, When I first tried that Fettle Box ad/link during lunch at work on a military installation a month ago it was blocked and I completely...
Background: I have an Optimus 199 Ranger that I purchased new around 1984. I still have the entire original stove, minus a now disintegrated...
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