Coleman Liquid Fuel

[85_Ranger4x4]

I had to drive to Illinois to get it and the owner drove a really hard bargain... but I picked this up over the weekend:





Pump builds pressure, I think it will go again. If not it will help others live.

Thanks @Uncle Gump!

 

[Uncle Gump]

Anytime... you seen that I have no shortage of collectable stuff that makes me smile... and a couple other Coleman projects. It was almost liberating to see you carry it out of the basement. Remember that I have that MM oil pressure gauge if you ever find anyone that needs one.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Anytime... you seen that I have no shortage of collectable stuff that makes me smile... and a couple other Coleman projects. It was almost liberating to see you carry it out of the basement. Remember that I have that MM oil pressure gauge if you ever find anyone that needs one.

Minnie Moes were never very popular around me, I don't think we have even had one in the shop aside from dads for 10 years.

The dealer must not have lasted long around here or something.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Welp, oiled up the piston in the lantern to see if the found would hold real pressure and that came up a negative.

Pinhole where the rust is lighter colored:



Burner cage is rusty (which is like half the lantern on a K), valve seems to work ok as far as I can tell without having any fuel in it, replacement globe and the vent should clean up pretty good though.

I had a bad feeling when I started picking off loose paint and smelled fuel...

 

[Snoranger]

Welp, oiled up the piston in the lantern to see if the found would hold real pressure and that came up a negative.

Pinhole where the rust is lighter colored:



Burner cage is rusty (which is like half the lantern on a K), valve seems to work ok as far as I can tell without having any fuel in it, replacement globe and the vent should clean up pretty good though.

I had a bad feeling when I started picking off loose paint and smelled fuel...

Return it and get your money back.

 

[Uncle Gump]

That reminds me of some song lyrics... nothing from nothing leaves nothing

Bummer man.

 

[Curious Hound]

But think of all the fun you had toting it back across several states. Crowded state parks to see, a round barn, a wrecked airplane, dirt roads in the forest....

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

But think of all the fun you had toting it back across several states. Crowded state parks to see, a round barn, a wrecked airplane, dirt roads in the forest....

*while hauling a very small house.

Kind of having a hard time calling it dead, it might just sit on the shelf for awhile.

 

[Uncle Gump]

Parts are parts... might come in handy one day.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Parts are parts... might come in handy one day.

Initial impressions are everything is good except for the fount... which we kinda talked about before I even took it.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Garage sale finds for the weekend:

1999 295 Dual Fuel. Looks like it will clean up nice, adjustable brightness will be nice to have while camping. Looks brand new.



I got these two as a package deal, the water jug and I finally found a two burner griddle which fits my 413 perfect:

 

[Uncle Gump]

Must resist garage sales...

 

[Shran]

Good finds!

We camped at Center Lake this weekend and my kid figured out how to catch crawdads. I waded around for about an hour and caught about 20. They are stupid easy to catch if you can find them - he figured out that you can use a little blue squid lure on a hook and they will snap onto it and you can pull them right out of the water.

Anyway I took em back and boiled em. Not much meat but it was fun. My step daughter ate like half of them. Used my $1 beater stove all weekend, didn't miss a beat. May have to replace the pump rubber with a leather... doesn't feel right but it does pump up. Leathers just work better.

 

[Shran]

Oh dang me... I did it again.

 

[Uncle Gump]

No you didn't!