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Dashwood

Ditch the 1111 Coleman mantle and go to a bigger mantle that will put more heat back into the generator. I prefer the Lighthouse 625 on all my big kero burners. The Peerless 24a is a long tube type mantle when burned in and does nicely as well. Then with more heat going to the generator you will ha...

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While everyone is bickering about grades of kerosene, I find both 1-K and K1 to be inferior to Klean Heat. Found in almost every superstore and both colors of home improvement store. They run with the lowest amount of odor to non-existent and is the highest grade of kero there is. It's syntheticall...

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Klean Heat also has the added benefit of being able to store inside your lamp for extended period, up to about 5 months I think. I was told and even in manuals never to store kero inside your lantern for extended periods. Always empty when not in use.

Dashwood

From what I have researched it looks like you can run gasoline in a 237. My question is, would I use a 237 generator for this or would a different generator required, for example a generator from possibly a 236? If I remember. Kero needs conversion to work with white gas, but minimal modification i...

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While everyone is bickering about grades of kerosene, I find both 1-K and K1 to be inferior to Klean Heat. Found in almost every superstore and both colors of home improvement store. They run with the lowest amount of odor to non-existent and is the highest grade of kero there is. It's synthetically...

Dashwood

I sold a guy a Coleman Lamp that had AGM tubes (IIRC) and it always burned a bit rich, he put the proper (longer) tubes on it and it worked great. FYI If restoring a lamp, I would measure the tubes out and replace them with the size it came with unless I was told and informed otherwise (like being ...

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Here question fuel consumption dual fuel stove any one here have any idea how much full uses . This am using 414 , empty tank added 16 oz about using one burner very low blue flame got about 1.5 hours of burn time temp 70 degrees outside 50 pumps. About 2-3 hours running wide open throttle. That's ...

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I'm thinking this is the fuel our overseas collectors use? In countries where white gas is obsolete? Maybe not... I've always wondered what was in it... Hopefully nothing that will be left behind in the gen... Glad it improved your Quicklite 👍 It's a fuel more prevalent across the pond. Especially ...

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I'm thinking this is the fuel our overseas collectors use? In countries where white gas is obsolete? Maybe not... I've always wondered what was in it... Hopefully nothing that will be left behind in the gen... Glad it improved your Quicklite 👍 It's a fuel more prevalent across the pond. Especially ...

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papa wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 2:06 pm From the December 1921 Popular Science Monthly. I've never seen a Wizard.

Could it be just the name of a local store?

Dashwood

Hi fellas. I need your help for some information please. I want to buy a Lightning Bug lantern for a friend's 50. birthday. I've found HC lanterns website but they only indicate a phone no. and street adress. How can I buy from them? Is there a website I can order from or an e-mail adress where I c...

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Old Cat wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 3:05 am I like the earlier 220s ie. Bs through the Fs, but they are harder to work on compared to the later models. I have a few that I run often and really love them.

With a proper lantern vise, taking apart 220s is a breeze.

Dashwood

Hmm would a 220J heatshield work with a 1972 220F? 220J didn't come with a heatshield and doesn't need one nor does an F. My bad, I meant the 220H. The fount and especially the collar gets blisteringly hot. I'm hoping I could soft mod a 220H heatshield to my 220F so I don't turn my hands into bacon...

Dashwood

Hmm would a 220J heatshield work with a 1972 220F?

Dashwood

No chance you’re getting 5hrs out of these little guys. I think the longest run time I got out of a 222/222a was about 3:30hrs. If these get overfilled, there isn’t enough volume to fully pressurize them and they need pumped pretty quickly. If you get the fill right, it is possible to run one out o...

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Great comments. I think I'll try to stop worrying about it and just enjoy! I will try the Aspen 4, more for fun than for a scientific trial. Cleaning a generator before each use is an excellent idea, and yes, depending on the lantern. I find with the 242s I almost lose my mind trying to fiddle arou...

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No chance you’re getting 5hrs out of these little guys. I think the longest run time I got out of a 222/222a was about 3:30hrs. If these get overfilled, there isn’t enough volume to fully pressurize them and they need pumped pretty quickly. If you get the fill right, it is possible to run one out o...

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Roughly four to 5hrs of run time, aye. Pretty good for a little lantern. I will have to try and determine if the lantern has a 222A original type generator. What is the replacement generator number, if there is one? Thanks guys for your input! 😎 Cheers, David T. Part number is 2222991 but that's be...

Dashwood

Ulf, I didn’t know that you could control the carbon build up by timing runs. My thoughts are that carbon is going to form in generator no matter what, and depends more on what fuel you burn. CF (Coleman/Crown fuel) will burn cleaner than PG (pump gas), and kerosene will carbon up faster than the o...

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Question -- I try to run my lanterns for no less than about 30 minutes, on the theory that they'll get hot enough to prevent (unavoidable) carbon buildup in the generators. I do this with both kero and CF lanterns. But -- I'm not quite sure why I settled on 30 minutes. Just made it up, perhaps. So ...

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I have noticed that the tip of a 5417 propane lantern generator is 0.005 like the 222. Any chance that the tips can be swapped with the larger tipped 226 or 229 generator? Would a 226 pricker fit through it? Liquid fuel tips are internally chamfered so that the pricker always slides up and guided t...

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Trunkroadbamboo wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:07 pm Correction. Where the bottom section attaches to the longer tube section. Must be sucking fuel through the crack.

Air seeping into the fuel pick up would explain a lot (sputtering). Hope you get it resolved.

Dashwood

It also depends on whether are using the original genny that came with it or the dual fuel version starting from the 226 and beyond. The original 222 generator has superior burn time and time between pump intervals. Coleman phased out the white gas tipped 222 generator in favor of the dual fuel vari...

Dashwood

Hey guys! I located the problem. The air stem was not seating properly in the check valve. I don’t see any obvious damage to the male piece, but I replaced it with another off a junker and it’s glowing bright now. Pic attached. Thanks Dashwood — I’ll remember that next time (I’m sure there will be ...

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Sounds like something is up with the fuel pickup. Possibly cracked or corroded letting some air to seep into the generator bubbling past the column of fuel. The pressurized air is normally kept in check by the liquid barrier of fuel between it and the pickup.

Dashwood

Aside from the asbestos packing, they're indistinguishable from the newer 220 gens. I've used one or two for deserving lanterns, but, since there's no way to tell they'reT44s from just looking, I guess it makes no difference. I traded off a pack or two and think I'll just hang onto the rest for vin...

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Gunhippie wrote: ↑Sun Jan 22, 2023 10:16 pm Older 220 gens?

Those are as old as it gets.

Are these any better than what's being pushed today?

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Tgarner01 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 22, 2023 12:04 am Better pick it up for when you have a little earlier model

Such nice reflector is only of deserving equally nice 220. Unfortunately they are hard to find anything above possibly compromised or barely running conditions.

Dashwood

I'm greatly saddened. Such a nice condition reflector too! Easily polishable!

Dashwood

It's this frame.

Dashwood

Would this work on a 220F 1972?

220's come in a myriad of different burner frame shapes.

Dashwood

I prefer the older ones as opposed to the new. In my experience some lanterns do not like the new 220/228 generators and burn much brighter with the older square tip. Not sure why but the difference is noticeable Any changes in pumping intervals over the new ones? Or fuel usage? None that I've noti...

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I prefer the older ones as opposed to the new. In my experience some lanterns do not like the new 220/228 generators and burn much brighter with the older square tip. Not sure why but the difference is noticeable Any changes in pumping intervals over the new ones? Or fuel usage? None that I've noti...

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Ulfuranda wrote: ↑Fri Jan 20, 2023 7:00 pm Hey Rob, thanks for taking that step! Very much appreciated. You run a fine operation. Ulf.

If only there were more reproduction 222 generators for the older peak 1 lanterns with the better tips.

I saw a few at OCP but I didn't jump on it. Now I regret not making the move.

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I prefer the older ones as opposed to the new. In my experience some lanterns do not like the new 220/228 generators and burn much brighter with the older square tip. Not sure why but the difference is noticeable It's possible that the larger hex tips could be constricting air flow feeding less oxy...

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Deansierras220 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:13 am I prefer the older ones as opposed to the new. In my experience some lanterns do not like the new 220/228 generators and burn much brighter with the older square tip. Not sure why but the difference is noticeable

Any changes in pumping intervals over the new ones? Or fuel usage?

Dashwood

Where did you got your new generator from? I have had 236 generators with the hex gas tip too. My 220 originally came with a generator that had the smaller square tips but had to swap because I suspected it cracked and was horribly warped. Bought a brand new one from OCP, two things stood out upon ...

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New Coleman built 220 generators with a hex orfice? Not talking about the orifice. I'm talking about the nipple shape. The nipple is hex shaped and is roughly the same diameter as the generator. The old older nipples are smaller and square shaped. Likely designed that way when alligators wrenches w...

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Are there anything functionally different between the two? I know the NOS has a higher markup vs the current modern offerings. The tip is smaller and square shaped vs the larger hex shaped ones. There are some claims on other models of lanterns where the build quality is superior on older NOS genera...

Dashwood

Seems like the jet tip is loose on that generator in my opinion.

Dashwood

They are a novelty item IMO. Like a carnival prize. If you are bored and need a struggle pick it up, if you are expecting Coleman quality product you will be disappointed. Then again, nothing like a Peteomax clone to give you appreciation for a CF fueled Coleman appliance. LOL. The original petroma...

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If this ofends any one pull it https://i.postimg.cc/MGJwQ9rb/20230113-171055.jpg Heard Wenzels is one of the more tempermental lines of vintage petromax clones. They are about as "good" as today's "fake" china reproduction petromaxes (Petromax today has outsourced their production to china using in...

Dashwood

Are those silkies you got on there? curious.

Dashwood

Speaking of check valve tools, I would love to source a fount vise to primarily work with 200/220. There was a nice all metal one that floated around a while back but the maker unfortunately passed sometime ago.

Dashwood

What's wrong with veggie oil?

Dashwood

I thought about getting a nova but heard in the field the brightness isn't that big of an increase vs a normal Northstar. Maybe better coverage? Argument says that if a mantle is rated for 550cp, it's gonna be 550cp no matter how many you tie on there. I recall seeing a photo of an HC-500 from hc l...

Dashwood

the type of weave still looks alot like the stock used for Coleman #95's. Those those also burn very brightly, enough to cast a white ambience from my Northstar.

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Lines wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 10:47 pm After a 1 hour burn.

Guess I'll be sticking with my silkies/Coleman/peerlesses

Dashwood

Not sure this is of any relevance, but I just received a Northern Nova for Christmas, tied on the two mantles that came in the box(twisted wire version) and had no problems at all with the mantles https://i.postimg.cc/T1qQhMMx/3-AA51-E33-9431-4015-84-C1-04-C2-DAD3-C3-D9.jpg I thought about getting ...

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These look awfully like the #95 tubular mantles but cut short and tied. Even has the line painted on it to indicate if your tube mantles was tied straight and correctly.

Uncle Sidney ~~ Prison Philosopher Says: "In filling out an application, where it says, 'In case of emergency notify:' I put 'Doctor'!"

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Uncle Sidney ~~ Prison Philosopher Says:

"In filling out an application, where it says, 'In case of emergency notify:' I put 'Doctor'!"