Thanks Ian, But I'm quite happy with what I can do with my extra 1/4 litre: (first pic posting for me, reads like it is doing the same pic twice. Fingers crossed....)
gr8t looking stove henry cant wate till i start doing things with mine,wow!! it looks like the crown jewels,thanks for letting me have a look at it
Nice looking vehicles, I'd love to have one someday, but likely never will. Henry, you may be getting a bit ahead of yourself in relation to gas stoves. It might be best to give it a rest and quit while you are ahead.
After seeing those pics I thought I'd dig my tatty 71 out of the back of the cupboard and spark it up. Hmmm... as much as I hate to say it, it burns better than my 123 (and 123R). I have a problem with this model because I think it's pig-ugly... or at least it is in comparision with the 123. However this now removes one problem in my life. I used my 123 at a bike rally recently and it got battered like hell in the sidecar and that worried me. Now I think I will take the 71 in its tatty case and just stop worrying. Good work on the restoration, but mine will now go the other way. One thing I noticed is that the 71 has a good deep spirit cup (or depression) in the tank top. I'm forever spilling meths all over my 123 because of its stingy cup. Cheers GC
I think the tin is plain and utilitarian, but the simple fact is I saw a 123 first (and fell in love) Just one of those personal things I guess. GC
I do prefer the tin the Army No.7 tin, better built by far, but I will restore one of my 71's just to go on the shelf
I think the small 71 (as opposed to the big71) in its own tin is the most attractive of the lot, although the Radius 42 (sans safetyvalve) comes very close.
Two turns of woodstove sealing string stuff acts like a wick for the priming process - the meths soaks in and burns exactly where you put it.
I'm with you, Doug. I got my 71L last week, once I cleaned out the old sludge that the poor thing was trying to run on and cleaned the partially blocked jet it ran like a champ. As you say, a few turns of wicking and I can safely if sootily use Shellite to prime. A Tad battered but intact, it's next inline for a clean up. I'll post pix when it's done. It's not as big as I thought, I can see why they would have a following, the burner is a thing of beauty.
I use it on the hard to start stoves like this 527 just wrap it a round stem with a small wire push it in the middle i use a paper clip the wick is 1/8 braided fiberglass
