On the Pmax and clones it is called the Lower Vapouriser. The Upper Vapouriser is what Coleman calls the Generator. The lower vapouriser is not a...
In addition to the above test, you can use a small dab of muffler sealer paste (Holts Firegum or similar that looks like white tooth paste) on the...
Push a thin stranded steel cable through the preston loop to make sure it is not blocked. The symptoms point to that as a possibility. You can...
Thank you very much, @Wim ! This is what the cleaning needle looks like at the top end: [ATTACH] The rod is thicker than a standard Coleman...
I found enough of the info I asked for above, but could someone please also post the various dimensions of the 238B generator?
Hi all, A friend is machining a burner tube for an incomplete 238B that I acquired some time ago. I know that the thread size/pitch and tube...
Hi Jeff, You may find that under Linux Mint, Lubuntu or even Debian, 4GB may prove to be sufficient for everyday tasks. You can check memory and...
Welcome, @ClintonMurders! I think you gave the answer in your question.;) Inspect and clean the burner assembly, particularly the air tube,...
Have you made sure that the upper vaporiser is clean inside, including the preston loop? The halo can be because of poor vaporisation due to a...
Not sure I would use those words together any more. I've had fairly good results with the green-topped chinese mantles. I tie off the bottoms on...
Stove or iron, for sure.
Good repair, Andrew!
+1 for justmantles.co.nz . The owner Mark Strachan is a stand-up guy and will give good service.
I've found that the Chinese 10x8 mantles tend to blow out the bottom on first light-up. The remedy is to tie off the bottom, inside the mantle,...
A good technique, Tony! Certainly better than the "brute force and ignorance" way I've done it before, which was with cloth polishing wheel &...
I heartily second that, Tony! Thanks to all admins and members for making the Forum such a wonderful resource and source of inspiration.
The spluttering you see on a cold 288 generator is not a bug but a feature.;) The plastic fuel-air pickup tube design works with pressure...
The 295 does not in fact have positive shut-off on the fuel valve. It uses a schrader valve, also used in car tyre valves, which relies on a...
Fogas.se is the go-to place for Swedish lamp parts, as well as auctions on tradera.com. Petromax 821, and Hipolito 250 jets and needles will also...
If the rubber of the pip is still soft and pliable, you could swap it end for end. Check that the sealing lip that the rubber pip presses against...
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