Cleaning out my father-in-laws garage after his recent passing, I found a few old Coleman things. No clue the last time any of this was last run. Found fuel in the stove and lantern. Smells like coleman fuel. I've used some of these things in boy scouts but never owned any, so trying to figure out how to bring them back to life. i think its worth it?
found some info on the old town coleman site, and read many of the posts here. haven't deep dived yet.
where to get repair or spare parts like mantles, generators, fuel caps, etc.
can you change just the cap gasket, or a whole new cap
are generators cleanable or just replace
any other tips or feedback are welcome!
290-700 CLX lantern dated 1984
-a quick test did fire it up, with a bit of "pulsing" maybe. the mantles each have a hole in them. i turned it off. glass rattles but no obvious way to stop that.
-pulled the pump. the pump cup appears to be rubber/plastic vs leather? cap does have an oil hole. probably didn't need to but put some 3-1 oil on it and re-installed. pumping it up, it fails the check valve test i saw on oldtowncoleman. and the cap needs to be tightened down quite a bit to seal.
-i'm thinking i need new mantles, fuel cap, and check valve. maybe a generator, "while i'm in there"?
-i don't have a plastic case, just the cardboard box. ebay for a case or something else?
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426D stove dated 1978
-a quick test fire got all 3 burners going. middle one is more orange/sooty than the left or right.
-this pump cup appears to be leather. also put some 3-1 oil on it. this one also fails the check valve test, but not as bad as the lantern
-i'm thinking it needs a new fuel cap and check valve. also a generator while i'm in there? can i clean the generator vs replace?
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512A heater dated 1970
-no clue about this thing. do these even work well? didn't test it at all. seems you have to pour fuel on the top, then light it?
-no moving parts or obvious way to take it apart. fuel cap has a screw in it, so not a one-piece design like the newer stove and lantern. clearly missing the handle as well.
-thinking it needs a new cap
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