THAT, my friend is a heluva thing, makes me think bout looking for one. till now, the only Coleman I wld get was a M1951.... till now.
Hi, If your interested, sometimes can find them on CCF and on the evil bay. If you find one on CCF they aren't cheap, but if you find one on the evil bay they are outrageously priced and you get gouged on shipping. If you take a look at John's, (presscall), post on his HGP 457. He converted his HGP 457 to run on Kerosene, but if you go this route you will have to fettle the cleaning needle so it will pass through the orifice on the 413 jet. Cheers, Norman
Link to the conversion's here Handy Gas Plant fuelled on kero It was the flames on that that headed up this topic. John
Hi John, Always appreciate your help. I also have a 457 but I didn't find out I had a bad tank until I put some fuel in it and pressurized the tank. I spent hours on the burner and everything above the tank so that part of the 457 is very good, but what a disappointment to find I have a bad tank. Sooner or later I will find a good tank and then I can fire both the 457 and 460 side by side. Cheers, Norman
Darn, that's bad luck with the holed tank Norman, but surely all's not lost. Tell you what, though I'd never take the chance using white gas, I'd be tempted to patch it and use it exclusively to burn kerosene, marking it prominently KEROSENE ONLY. Heck, it would make it a conversation piece! A tinned (soldered) patch, feathered in at the edges and painted over wouldn't even be visible. I've a similar repair on a large Tilley FL6 floodlamp fuel tank, repaired decades ago by a former owner and still sound. John
Sound good, John, But I'd have to circle the bottom part of the tank for it to work. After doing some scraping and then doing some sanding I found that it is rusted most of the way around the bottom ring of the tank. Shoot it wouldn't take much for the bottom of the tank to fall off. Yes, the wonderful world of corrosion. This is just an idea, but I was thinking about parting off the bottom of the tank and then part some more off just above the bottom parting. Clean the bottom of the tank with a Walnut blast. Then get the surfaces ready for brazing or possibly sil brazing. Find some sheet metal of the same gauge and weld in place, check for leaks. It is just an idea. Your idea sounds much easier. Norman
Es ist werklisch wonderbar! Shisse! Ich Liebe!!!! another I had never heard of, sorry bout the "crappy Deutsch", it's been a long time since I used it.
Stu's lipstick converters arrived this morning, works well with BD43, fitted to a Primus 96, dated "T", with Camtors legs. Thanks very much Stu and Gary.
Optimus Nova with Primus Omnifuel flame plate (Reason why !!! here (Omnifuel flame plate replacement for Nova) Full power Medium heat Simmer John
