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coleman stove repair?

jonk
Hi all,

My dad has two old coleman camp stoves; the type that burnt, what he called white gas, but what is basically coleman camp stove fuel these days. One is a one burner affair with a tank below, one is a 2 burner model. You pump them up.

I remember him cursing those things and he finally got a propane tank stove for camping. I'm not sure what was wrong with them; though it could have been ancient white gas he kept in a glass jug in the garage.

Anyhow, being into bullet casting, I thought that reviving one of the old girls would be a good way to mix alloys and smelt down wheelweights.

I never recall having any safety problems with them, though they are probably 50 years old. They just were damned hard to light and keep going.

So, what would I need to do to place them back in working condition, assuming they won't work as is? Any danger to fillign them and just trying?

Thanks!
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  • dongizmo
    Get a conversion kit to run propane ($20.00 maybe), then hook it up to a 20 lb bottle.
    Don
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  • jonk
    quote:Originally posted by dongizmo
    Get a conversion kit to run propane ($20.00 maybe), then hook it up to a 20 lb bottle.
    Don
    It's tempting, believe me; but part of me wants to use them as built for the historic value of it; much like restoring an old vehicle.
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  • ljwrench
    I bought an old coleman 2 burner stove at a yard sale (They thought it was about 40 years old.) I used it for years with no problem. Just keep the pump shaft lubricated with oil. When we used to tent camp we had to take the dip-stick out from our truck and use it to lubricate the pump shaft on the lanterns and stove. Coleman has a website where you may be able to get info as to replacement parts.
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  • He Dog
    There might be some gaskets that need replacing, but I think that would be all. Having used both, I too would convert to propane for lead melting.
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  • oldgunman
    Clean the tank out and put fresh white coleman fuel in them. Oil pump like ljwrench stated above. Have owned and sold many of these along with the lanterns and if not abused theres not much that ever goes wrong with them. Very dependable.
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  • GUNFUNCO
    I like the old colemans as well. Fill it up and oil the pump shaft and it'll probably fire right up. There is a leather washer in the pump shaft that will dry out. Oil will rejuvenate it. Worst case scenario is occasionally a generator will go bad but they can be replaced. The generator is the tube-looking thingy that heats up after a minute and changes the liquid fuel into a gas. They very seldom go bad.
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  • bpost
    Replace the generator and that will solve 90 percent of the problems.
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  • COLT
    ...A new generator, and new washers will probably put you in business.

    ...I have an old Coleman two burner I would not take anything for, while I have a propane also, the Coleman fuel stove is cheaper if used a lot...fix up the old one...[;)]

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  • Kimbercolt
    I picked up a stove at a yard sale, no tank, got it for $5.00.
    I got the propane conversion.
    I have a three burner its old, I got the repair kit for the plunger/pump, It never last very long using all three burners.
    I converted it over to propane. thats the best choice I had, it works great.
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  • dongizmo
    quote:Originally posted by jonk
    quote:Originally posted by dongizmo
    Get a conversion kit to run propane ($20.00 maybe), then hook it up to a 20 lb bottle.
    Don
    It's tempting, believe me; but part of me wants to use them as built for the historic value of it; much like restoring an old vehicle.

    You don't change the stove, you just don't use the fuel tank & generator, you use the propane adapter, you can switch back to gas by hanging the tank back on.
    Don
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