The 159X has a straight fuel pickup tube and takes the R55 generator.
Lamps like the 159X which were intended for both kerosene and white gas did not have the instant lighting fuel-air tube assembly but only had a...
Heating, Industrial bread oven.(some made by Primus)
Unknown, Gas leak detection
I bought mine more than ten years ago with its box and a spare wick from a retired gentleman in Wellington, Cape Winelands, whose father had...
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There were at least two variations of the Haller Saffire. Mine has a Schott Suprax globe which has a shoulder at the top which fits into the metal...
Fantastic line-up!
@AussiePete has the correct technique.
It would help to know which model ?
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Diesel costs about ZAR16 per liter and paraffin ZAR10 so there is an incentive. The price difference is mostly due to taxes and levies.
I've heard that there are lubricant additives for kerosene that make it a viable cheap substitute for diesel.
I buy 200 liters at a time a few times per year and keep it in 25 liter plastic containers. For easy use I decant it into a 5 liter jug. I have...
Thanks, Pete. The down side is there is no Shellite or Coleman Fuel in SA. Closest equivalent is called Preclean which is pure hexane and costs 4...
Kerosene costs AU$1.00 per liter at the pump here in South Africa atm. That is US$0.70 per liter or US$2.65 per US gal. Coming down by a few cents...
@Michel , was there any asbestos stuffing in the vaporiser tube? I notice there is an air release screw on the fuel cap and a large alcohol...
Excellent restoration, Michel! A beautifully elegant design in its simplicity. And perhaps prior art for Mr. Preston's loop patent?
You will enjoy your Tilley, Francisco! They are very quiet and reliable runners and very easy to work on. You will at the very least need to fit...
Your Baby Petromax with the one piece vaporiser is a very good find, Darryl! The needle and jet from an Optimus 200 will fit and work correctly....
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