This is my Coleman 282 -700 (Dated 7 93) found at a rubbish dump 5 feet out from the steel scrap pile along with a Coleman 445A stove (Dated 5 94). Despite possible warnings about not removing scrap, a good lampie would always try to rescue same; Do you agree? Anyway, both were somewhat bent up but were repairable. The lantern had no globe but a common Primus / Companion / Kookaburra globe of 110 mm by 115 mm worked fine and the 282 is rated at 200 cp. I used a frosted globe simply because I haven’t used one of them for a while and they are cheap at second hand stores where they are sometimes on old LPG lanterns. Counting mine there are five in this section as follows: 1991 (Jan) from @Tony Press – Labelled as “Unleaded 1” with the plated instructions mentioning Gasoline and Coleman Fuel. This one is the earliest and has a common Coleman metal pump cap retained by a spring clip. 1993 (Jul) @Sedgman – Labelled “Dual Fuel” and has a Black bayonet Pump Cap. 2000 (May) @Gneiss – Labelled “Dual Fuel” – Black bayonet Pump Cap 2003 (Aug) @Paul Aslanides – Labelled “Dual Fuel” - Black bayonet Pump Cap 2019 (Apr) @JonD – Labelled “Unleaded 1” - Black bayonet Pump Cap There is talk online about some lanterns around this time having different orifice sizes but really that seems odd to me in respect of these 282 models since the Unleaded labels suggest they are suitable for more than just unleaded gasoline, i.e., Coleman Fuel as well. Interesting, too that they are even labelled differently. Note: There is a two mantle lantern in the same section but I wonder whether it is really a 285, despite it’s badge. For photos of the parts please see the excellent breakdown by @Tony Press here. Someone who knows more about Colemans than I, (and that’s a lot of people), may be able to shed some light on what the different labels actually indicate. Thanks in advance. A thin 13 mm spanner /wrench was needed to work on the lantern as thicker mechanics spanners wouldn't fit.
Very good work. I was unsure—are these before/after views? I just happen to have the instructions from a 285A Dual Fuel. Thanks very much for pointing out that dual fuel refers to unleaded gasoline and Coleman fuel—i thought all Coleman lamps could use unleaded gasoline. So as you may have pondered—was the “Dual Fuel” label making obvious that which was generally known?
@Sedgman , Nice work Iain @Kevin Goyer No, some earlier models even came with a warning “DO NOT use any doped, Ethyl or anti-knock gasoline”.
@Sedgman, @Paul Aslanides, @JonD & @Gneiss, Do your instructions on the collar specify the 258-5891 generator? Cheers Tony
Woops! Thanks for picking up my typo, @Sedgman. I meant: Do your instructions on the collar specify the 285-5891 generator? Tony @Paul Aslanides @JonD @Gneiss
Then, Iain, I assume that if the generators are the same for “Dual Fuel” and “Unleaded 1” versions, the label difference is some marketing choice. Tony @Sedgman
