I was browsing on the Pelam.de website this evening and found a thread about running a Petromax 500 HK on diesel. Several users say the lamp will...
Yes, if you file down the rod make sure you shorten it enough to allow for a bit of expansion when preheating. If you make it so that the valve...
Thanks for your tips chaps. Oven cleaner and an old toothbrush worked wonders. I'm really pleased. Next time there is an excess of beer around...
Yes that's right, the sugar in the beer has burnt on. The dishwasher did some good but not a lot. Oven cleaner is working a bit and is not causing...
Thanks James. I did think of oven cleaner but I was nervous in case the strong alkali (potassium hydroxide) reacted with the Nickel. I could try...
Photos of the 3 valve types courtesy of Jonas on the Pelam forum. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Well I will try the carb cleaner as I need some anyway for cleaning vapourisers. The hood is in the dishwasher on a hot intensive cycle but I...
Thanks Stephan. Yes it is a little irritating when parts don't fit but I suppose this is part of the fun. It is amazing really to be able to get...
That may be worth a try but it is so burnt on I don't think it will shift it. Perhaps a soak will help.
I had a beer related accident last night :oops: Whilst enjoying some beer in the garden with some friends last night (it was freezing cold)...
As suggested by Jonas on the Pelam forum I swapped the rubber from a new part onto my old part and the lamp is now running as it should do. It was...
Crocodile, apparently there have been 3 different designs of this washer. A helpful chap on the Pelam forum has suggested that I remove the rubber...
Yes the rubber has hardened from sitting in the lamp for 50 years. When I got the lamp it had never been fired.
If you want a smaller mantle you could try the Vapalux V42LT mantles from Base Camp. These are self tie top and bottom so will fit. They are...
Here are some pics of the original part from my lamp. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Just to say I had a look through my parts box and found a foot valve of a different type with just a flat rubber top. Not the same as my original...
Well my modification of the seal did not work so I put the old one back (which does work) and the lamps is going again. All rather infuriating as...
You love them? They are like the old one I'm replacing but don't fit. I hate them!
I have checked this. The bottom part of the rod is not adjustable like the top. There is no nut and the lower rod will not screw in any further as...
Thank you Stephan. I knew that the upper part of the rod could be adjusted for length but I did not realise that I could adjust the length of the...
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