Have been fettling these, the maroon is missing the gear for the pricker mechanism, needed a pip for the NRV and a new washer for the pump that screws into the fount. Running on white gas. The navy blue is like the one in Terry Marshes site, not an anomaly. It had parts I was going to use for the maroon lantern, but just left it as is. Missing a chimney, vent screw, preheat cup and correct screw to hold the heat shield in place. This one had the wrong size tip in the generator so finally figured that out as it kept over running the large mantles. Running on white gas also, I need to see how it runs on kerosene since it was designed that way. Since the match light feature works on this one, a preheat cup isn't necessary for gas. These have the unique angled valve shaft. Differences are the heat shield for the maroon model has a longer raised area by the generator and screw holding it down. The navy blue only has a raised area where the screw goes for the heat shield, but that leaves a space under it, maybe a spacer should have been there? Only other thing is the two colors. The pump tube gave me trouble after I had burned the old washer out, I noticed some solder showing which leaked badly, so took three attempts to seal it. Still not sure how the nut is attached to the pump tube as on my third attempt for repair I tried lifting the nut off with pliers, twisted it also to no avail. It worked, guess reflowing the solder and twisting sealed it up again. I still need to replace the graphite packed on the valve shafts, they leak a teensie bit. The maroon lantern I had to seal up the tiny intake hole under the valve part that is in the fount as the circuit for instant start was not working. The navy blue one works as designed, both valves had been placed in hot cider to clean them up. Duane
Thank you. In the next to last pic, beneath the fuel pickup you can see the small fitting that is part of the start circuit. Really small hole. Duane
I tried the one with the operating pricker last night running kerosene. It did not like it, over ran the mantle and started turning part of the mantle black. Too bad, will just use these for white gas, I have other kero lanterns. Don't know if the one w/o the pricker mechanism where the gear is broken off of the pricker shaft, if the broken off piece is still in place, can't see. When shutting down the lantern on kero, it did like the extra air that the start circuit supplies as it ran bright like it would on white gas. Duane
Located a model 100 for needed pricker mechanism, vent nut, genny. Running one of these on kerosene now, so the genny that was on the 100 was correct for kero. This is the one I sealed over the tiny air intake fitting on the valve so it doesn't deplete fount pressure as I was unable to get the start circuit valve on the back side of the main valve to operate properly. Duane
Thank you, around 90 minutes so far. May need to replace the packing on the valve stem. Glad I have one working as designed although running inside it smells of kero fumes. Just doing that so I can keep an eye on it. Duane
If the smell of paraffin/kerosene is strong, then some part of the burner system may have loosened a bit.
Everything is tight, not many areas to leak. The vent nut/screw may not seal its threads well, wonder if a slight leak out of the gennys flare would leak enough without a flame. Wonder also if the mantle is white, if a coked up genny would allow enough vapor to pass, but not completely burn. I usually only burn most of my lanterns outside, especially kero, so not a big issue if not resolved. Duane
