For background, do have any other stoves like this? Are you a hands-on mechanical kind-of guy? I think there needs to be a good bit of disassembly. That takes experience and care. The generator needs cleaning at a minimum. Sort of like finding an old car in a field and expecting it to run. Possible, but not likely as-is.
Carb cleaner will do very little for the hard deposits in the generator, but give it a try if you want. Again, the generators on old stoves are designed to be easy to take out, because they are expected to need service over the life of the unit. Pull and clean is your best bet.
Carb cleaner dis very little! I think I may have screwed myself, putting the needle back in it broke off in the end of the generator! Is this fixable or is this a pile of parts now?
Can ask over on Colemancollectorsforum to see if someone there is close to you that might be able to help. Duane
Depending on what and how it's broke (pictures?) a good machine shop should be able to fix it IF they will take it on. Like the member in the link above, many of us learn new skills and fix (attempt?) things ourselves. If you decide it is a "pile of parts" I would happily buy the 3 grates from you.
He's having trouble fixing it and you ask this? Post some pictures of what you want to work on. We can try to get you going. Did you see my questions and comments above?
@snwcmpr , yes I asked that. The OP asked if it was "a pile of parts", and I replied. Is there something wrong with that?
To be fair, @Majicwrench You said, “Anything is fixable” in response to @Rick H ’s question whether his stove is fixable or a ‘pile of parts’. I agreed with you that it would be fixable and was anticipating a discussion on how it could be fixed. Qualifying a proposition to reduce a complete stove to an off-loading of parts with “… you decide” when it was evident by then that Rick was (a) keen to get his stove working but (b) wasn’t yet equipped to make an informed decision was perhaps a little premature?
Yes,I truly want to get it working and use it! I just need someone with the skills to get it back to specs. It broke at where the need connects to the valve stem rod. There is the base piece of the needle still on the valve stem rod. By chance is that threaded in? If so that should be an easy fix I hope.
Pictures please. Few of us are familiar with AGM stuff, though in this case it seems to be much like the Coleman. Terminology is confusing, a pic is worth.......... well, you know
@Rick H Cost other than postage charges wouldn’t be an issue because I’d not charge for the repair, but the time taken to post it to me in the UK and for me to post it back to you might be. If someone in the USA were to help out it would be preferable in that respect. Otherwise, I’d be pleased to help out. John
So is needle broke off inside of jet? If so, it would explain why you can't get fuel through it and stove just barely lights I'm guessing in your pictures that you have the jet turned 180 degrees from how it would thread into generator, or I'm really missing something (happens a lot lately)
The needle is broken off inside the inside the generator tube, you can just see it in the end of the needle in the picture. The was turned around on the previous picture. The jet as well as the end of the generator tube are clogged. I think the needle broke off because it had gotten stuck in the clog.
