Petromax 829 B runs on kerosene.

This Petromax 829 B. I bought in such a condition.

I learned from fellow forumers that it was designed to run on gasoline, but that for safety reasons it is recommended to use kerosene.
I cleaned the components, washed what I could and put it together.

I had some trouble getting the Rapid to work, but again my colleagues were happy to help.
When I got to grips with the Rapid, I refueled with kerosene and did a burner test.
It required a longer warm-up, but it looked pretty decent.

I then put on the mantle and fired it up again.
I noticed a slight yellowish glow outside the mantle.

It was suggested here that I replace the nozzle with one with a smaller jet.
I will purchase such one soon.
Thank you all for your helpful advice.
Greetings
Stanislaw

 

It's cleaned up nicely Stanislaw.
Good luck with the conversion to kerosene.

 

@ROBBO55 . Thanks Martin.

 

Looks good Stan. You’ve captured the aura of the burner output well.




Evidently you encountered former insect occupants as I did with my current BAT No.42 project.



John

 

Thanks John.
Apparently the spiders have taken a liking to the lamps as their hiding place.

 

It looks good. At least it came with all original parts intact. Not sure about the glass globe though.

 

Well saved.

 

Very good work
And it is proof that the straight carburetor also works with kerosene.It is therefore rightly called a universal carburetor.

 

Thank you all very much for your interest and help with this work.
I am glad that it was successful.
Greetings
Stanislaw.

 

@Knee: nice restoration!

@Reinhard: So this carburetor is safe also for kerosene? i have only encountered it once and i made the assumption that it was only for gasoline as it looks like it will heat up the gasses less.

When using the carburetor with kerosene, how long should the warmup time be?
Is it safe to use with gasoline? If so, how long should one preheat? Are there any other parts that needs alteration? is the operation of the lamp diffrent in any way etc?
What was the reson they went away from the universal carburetor to the kerosene only model?
Do you prefer to run your petromax 829 on gasoline or kerosene?

 

I run the Petromax 829B,which is equipped with a kerosene carburetor with kerosene and the Petromax 829B,which is equipped with the straight carburetor with petrol.
@Knee used kerosene for the straight carburetor.Ask him what kind of kerosene he used.

 

Hi @Toon. Thanks for the compliments.
As for the fuel I use. It is "lighting kerosene" sold in Poland as fuel for wick lamps.
I use the same kerosene for the 826 with a Preston loop.
I also use it to power pressure stoves.