Hi all, 1st time post I've a number of Coleman lanterns I've picked up on the cheap, mainly 295's and a coleman 442 featherlight stove, I've bought some Polyguard break and clutch cleaner to run through them and both the st9ve and the 295 have burned well with it, However looking at the data sheet for it it appears to have PROPAN-2-OL along with naptha as an ingredient will th8s be an issue or should I look for just a purely naptha based product such as panel wipe which I have seen mentioned on here since goggling it this morning. Thanks Davy
They are designed to run on ULP or naphtha. I prefer running them on naphtha as it burns cleaner and generators last longer. I wouldn’t run them with isopropyl alcohol in the mix unless it was all I had at the time. Cheers Tony
Combustible fuel mixtures containing alcohols (methanol, ethanol, propanol, etc) aren't the best stuffs for pressure lanterns or stoves. The above alcohols are basically miscible with water and they tend to draw in moisture into the fount after some time. Not ideal if you don't frequently use up all the fuel mixture during operations. Leaving some in the fount for an indeterminate period of time might habour problems later on. They don't keep as well as pure unadulterated naphtha. Alcohol additives in pressure lantern fuels won't exactly bring about the same benefits known for some automotive fuel systems due to differences in their operating principles. While they won't really cause serious issues in the burn, it is still better to leave them out whenever there's a choice.
