Colin, I'm a bit late to the party here but I would definitely give electrolysis a go for that rusty frame and collar. A 5 gallon plastic bucket...
I made no claim for any "arrangement" between the fellow making the flounder lamps and Coleman. My understanding was he was buying replacement...
@MikeO There were commercially made Coleman flounder lamps, but not by Coleman. This one is dated 3/77 on the fount.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The tell...
Some new generators have a protective coating over the tip. Check to see if yours is clear. As you've no doubt found out by now these lanterns...
OCP carries the proper fuel cap gasket for your Akron. It is a flat gasket.
@plantpot It doesn't show in the diagram but there is a small plug at the back of the valve. The angled passage is drilled from the outside and...
@Pancholoco1911 Great diagram. What is the source? I'd like to post that on the CCF.
The rod in the fuel/air assembly does not play a role in shutting off fuel to the valve, except possibly collaterally. The rod must always be...
@Alex Smith Sorry, brain fart from reading another thread, should have checked your avatar better. That said, however, the comments still stand,...
With the US on the fount and the yellow instruction sticker I'm thinking this may have been an early military purchase before the unified design...
@ColinG There are tons of the older Coleman parallelogram style decal being made, but I haven't seen any of the foil tape type for the newer (mid...
I would treat the fount and burner frame as separate projects. Remove the burner frame and use electrolysis or a rust chelating product (in the US...
@AussiePete Yes, I've used you method of a rod up the middle as well. It's similar to the way dented metal bayonet scabbards are repaired, except...
Bending tubing is it's own art form. As you've found, kinking the tube is the hazard. The key is providing support for the tube. Here is one...
@Tony Press @ColinG I have declared success. [ATTACH]
@Tony Press @ColinG Better. Colin's alternative tie worked better for me. It gave at least a semblance of a bag shape to the mantle. I think...
@Tony Press @ColinG I have been tying them per picture above but instead of it standing out in a nice flying saucer shape it is so soft it hangs...
@Tony Press @ColinG Ok, so how do you get Tilley mantles to work. I got a batch of genuine Tilley mantles from one of the big three vendors. What...
I believe that the parts well in the fount is the demarcation between 252 and 252A, not the globe type. The holder for the quad glass panels is an...
Well bugger me blind, that did it. Stretched the spring a bit and was able to pump it up until its little barometer popped up flush with its...
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