Tidy Tilly Lamp saved

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  1. The_Yellow_Ardvark United Kingdom

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    This was mine for £5.
    It was heading to be scraped, as the shop could not get it to work.


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    It was caked in some dust, turned out to be plaster dust.
    The fuel in the tank had a smell of oil and petrol.

    But it was complete.


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    The pump washer was almost new. But it did love a clean and a dip in warm Veg oil.

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    Even the mantle was good.

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    After a quick pressure test in water to see if there was any leaks in the tank. I turned my attention to the fuel side.

    Flushed the tank out, fresh fuel and a 40 pumps and we had no fuel leaks. But opening the valve we also had no fuel from the vaporizer. Removing it and cleaning some nasty crud it worked.


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    Even the pressure indicator worked.



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    Pre warming and now we get a leak from the control valve. It nipped up and the leak stopped.

    Even the glass is original Tilley Pyrex.

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    £5, two cups of TYA coffee, some time, some fun and we have a working Lamp.
     
  2. ROBBO55

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    Nice result :thumbup:
     
  3. Sellig33

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    Great find :D/
     
  4. KNIX United Kingdom

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    Nicely saved, Well done
     
  5. JEFF JOHNSON

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    A good reliable old Tilley.:thumbup:
     
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    You got yourself a real £5 bargain mate.
     
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  8. The_Yellow_Ardvark United Kingdom

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    Going well for little effort.
     

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