Stoddard solvent is effectively kerosene. It will burn reasonably in a kerosene stove, but not well in a gasoline/petrol stove, especially not in...
I dabble in blacksmithing and run a charcoal forge... Yup, melted more than one nearly-finished blade tip... Diesel engines can do this to their...
Coleman check valves are all metal, with no soft sealing surfaces. They are not meant to form a perfect check seal, just a good enough one. The...
I favour stoves that come with decent packing cases, like the 8R and the Coleman 530 and M1950 types. They have the packability problem solved...
I've tried lead burner washers on 2 of my stoves, a Primus 210 and an Aida 100. Both similar sized roarer burners. On the Primus, it was...
You say you cleaned the generator screen with solvent. Did it come out completely clean, just a nice transparent wire mesh? I don't use solvent...
I made a good NRV tool from the handle of a cheap 1/4" rachet. Used a dremel with a fibre cut-off wheel and a diamond wheel. I put an extension...
It is normal for the pump cup carrier to be able to slide about 2-4mm along the pump shaft. This is how the pump breathes. When you pull the...
Seldom is any more needed to clean out a tank than a swish of the fuel the stove uses. Unless a tankfull was allowed to oxidize to a layer of...
I didn't lube them, they "threaded" on relatively easily, a good fit. Suspect I simply crushed'em too vigourously. Best, I think, that I order...
Nah, pretty sure the gaskets were good, Ross sells good stuff. Either the stove's not right, or (most probably) I screwed up, I think... My best...
Well bugger! I've been messing with stoves for 10 years or so, but classic 3 legger kero burners are somewhat new for me. I've had a 210 for...
Argh, I hate it when I do this, but I gave you incorrect measurement above. Checked my NRV pip (on my 1950, same, same), and the spring lenght is...
I use a ballpoint pen spring myself, cut to length as needed. It sounds like your problem may be as much in the NRV pip as the spring. The need...
OOOOhh, I bet you're right.... AGM stuff was very pseudo-Coleman. Look at this Jiffykook, with a similar (but very different) burner, and a...
Yes, looks very much like a Coleman Handy Gas Plant... However, there are differences from the ones in the gallery.......
If you suspect there's been kero in the alcohol burner, swill out a few times first with Coleman fuel (or equal). The Coleman fuel will dissolve...
(oh, I know I need a 111... And a 96, and, and, and.....) I've yet to see a stove (Coleman suitcases excluded) that I didn't purchase. They...
Thanks, Doc. I'm a "slow" stove collector, the Aida is the first stove I've purchased in about 5 years, though a couple Coleman suitcases have...
Drill and Dremel, actually! Same effect... J
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