rusty_tlc
Dain Bramaged Member
I noticed a few of us like old Coleman products. Lets share resources and hints for re-habing these great old pieces of camping equipment.
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I found one of those old colemans in my cabins basement, was my grandfathers. Brand new, still has the instructions in it. Are these things worth any money?
I found one of those old colemans in my cabins basement, was my grandfathers. Brand new, still has the instructions in it. Are these things worth any money?
Never seen one with a cylindrical fuel tank like that. Very cool!
I would never sell anything that was my grandfathers, just curious. He was my best friend and my boss for 5 years until his death. I'll dig it out and take some pics. I ended up with some pretty cool stuff from my grandfather. He had a winchester model 70 pre 64 30-06 that he bought new in 1950, killed my first bull with that gun. The sentimental value is priceless.
Yup. First thing that fails us usually the leather cup on the pump. Sometimes it's just dried out and you can "save" it with some oil. I found new cups local but I'm sure they're easy to buy online. The other critical seal is the cap. Simple o-ring I think? Don't have one in front of me.I figured out that you need to open the valve on the pump, now im getting gas coming out from around the pump, and it sounds like air coming out. Should i feel pressure building with the pump? Do i need new gaskets, and if so where can i get them?
On mine, pull the "c" shaped clip below and the whole thing comes out. There's not much to the whole assembly.How do you get the pump assembly out of the tank?
If you oil up the leather cup and still don't feel the tank start to pressurize try cleaning and oiling the tank fill cap seal.I figured out that you need to open the valve on the pump, now im getting gas coming out from around the pump, and it sounds like air coming out. Should i feel pressure building with the pump? Do i need new gaskets, and if so where can i get them?
If you oil up the leather cup and still don't feel the tank start to pressurize try cleaning and oiling the tank fill cap seal.
If the oven has been sitting for a long time it may take a few uses to start working right. The one I rehabbed was kind of marginal the first couple of times we used it, I had to pump the tank a lot to keep the burners going at a decent level. Now I pump it up once and can cook a full meal with little or no further pumping.