If you really have eliminated everything else, fuel, pressure, mantle etc then it is the vaporiser. I’ve had dud NOS. They were test fired and the...
Yes definitely chuck the old fuel and rinse out with fresh! I've found stuff that smells like diesel in old lamps. Bound to clog a vaporiser.......
Don't quite know how I stumbled on this old thread. Ministry of Defence lamps (Broad Arrow mark) can be easily dated from the metal disk on top of...
Ok. You’ll also need to do the filler cap and air release screw. That needs removal of a cotter pin. If you’re careful if can be re-used.
One other tip. Remove the small brass screw from the jet cleaner control knob and remove the black plastic knob. Then the whole jet cleaner...
NRV is at the bottom of pump tube yes. Long handled flat bladed screw driver. Look inside the tube with a torch to locate the screw head. Undo the...
And to add to what Fireexit1 says, if it is used MoD it may have been used with some unsuitable fuels. My ex-MoD lamps had something in them that...
Accumulating a stock at a good price yes if they ever are at a good price. I did not accumulate enough years ago when they were plentiful and...
Does anyone else get "Vaporiser anxiety"? I see the supplies for Vapalux and Tilley dwindle and the prices asked getting higher and higher. Almost...
Matthias, I have posted to the Action Gallery as per your request.
For the National Covid-19 Vigil 23rd March 2021 when we were asked to stand on our doorsteps and shine a light to remember those who had died....
I'd recommend checking all the seals. NOS it may be but rubber seals deteriorate whether used or not (think of an elastic band left in a drawer...
I have 2x M320's in drab dark green. I rather like them. I prefer them to my Tilley X-246-B's as the Vapalux does not require a clip on...
Was it something like this David? http://www.pelam.de/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=530
That's interesting Stephan. I was actually considering buying a big drum of paraffin on the continent when I next drive over to France. I believe...
Thank you for your replies. Yes it all makes sense that a badly adjusted mixture or worn jet would cause a smell of unburnt fuel. I think my two 3...
Yes. Our gas fires have stickers on them to say that they have been modified to run on the new natural gas. I think my mother had that done in the...
Now that the weather had turned a bit chilly here in Surrey I'm using my various lamps indoors. I have an old house and when it is cold the...
This Wikipedia article has a paragraph on bacteria in Aviation Fuel (similar to paraffin). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbial_corrosion
If it's the same as a Petromax there needs to be a lead washer around the NRV assembly as well as the rubber seal and spring inside it.
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