Coleman tank posted several years ago is:- 250mm Dia, 825mm High Stencil on side says run at 20 PSI
There is a range of about 12 thou wall thickness brass tube available in US and Australia from most model/hobby stores 'K&S Metals' a lot of sizes...
The centre R1 is 54-8 other 2 are 50-54 All would have had conical top on burners..I find the (Lamp Reference Gallery) and the...
Welcome neighbour , (from Lavington) That fitting was made to screw directly into "Primus" gas bottles of the self sealing type, ( I may have...
Are you using petroleum (as in gasolene) or kerosene
The wingnut pump the seal washer sits in a narrow washer with a raised outer edge washer is 15/16 O/D - 11/16 I/D - 3/32 thick (dims in inches)...
Re handle I use wet & dry carborundum wet to clean after wire brushing 240 then 400-600 to finish
You keep turning them up. That looks to have suffered the same problem as some of the 246B's of the time (if over pumped the internal solder...
The usual leak test is to empty fuel pump font up to pressure and submerge looking for bubbles. A slow leak may take several minutes to show a bubble.
[ATTACH] Left is 11/59 right is 246A (no date stamp)
The earliest example of the tapered cock knob I have is on a X359 from 11/59 (one in Gallery(X359 dated 8/59 ))
Nice lamp should be able to get running without much trouble [Take good care of that glass -"replacements are scarce" ]
These old catalogues show some of the shades available in years gone by for use with various Tilley models...
[ATTACH] Bottom right hand side of parts list Does not state as lead washer so I checked my WL's 1950's (GF control cock lamp = lead washer)...
I have used heat in the past to release bearings and bolts fitted with loctite in electric motors so looked this up (...
No wonder it leaked Clean the area to be soldered of all dirt, you could heat and wipe away old solder with "cotton cloth" it looks like the...
The valve as you say is not removable. If leak is from pricker shaft you will need to remove bakelite knob by very-firmly holding brass shaft and...
This should make it clearer than words (Tilley FL6 floodlight fuel gauge bodge)
The gauge is a magnetic coupled device consisting of a (brass bung with a float on a wire arm inside tank which rotates a magnet) and a map...
The roaring is back-burn where the flame has gone back inside the dome (can be caused by momentary interruption of fuel) (can happen with pricking...
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