Uncle Sidney ~~ Prison Philosopher Says:

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

Every Slant looks great running. Good work.

Glad to see you here Jason!

Remember..."never leave a 3-burner behind"...."red, green, nickel - red, green, nickel", "if you like a lantern buy two of them, parts are hard to find" ...and "no honey, it's just parts for another one I have"...

Nickel founts sticks out to me.

In 1954(?) Coleman came out with the 202 Professional which gave us back the nickel founts in the U.S. until 1963 (if you don't count the later 201 Kero).

My guess is late 1940's through 1960 or so. I have seen those words, "Nitrol Treated" on other mantles of that era.

Yeah, I use Klean-Heat for the round wickies, and it is almost totally odorless indoors, if I do my part and use a new wick or one that hasn't been previously contaminated with the stinky stuff. It is damnably expensive for what it is, but for emergency use should last years. I'd think it would wor...

Yes, just use a punch with the dia just larger than the tube. Lightly tap, tap, tap, it with a small brass(?) hammer. Check the fitment after each tap or two.

Wow, Steve, you are a serious flat wick enthusiast! Good diversity.

I own enough to say I own a few but you are in a different league.

Yes, the 24A is an elongated design while the 111 is bulbous, more like a ball.

I use the 111's when I want to get heat further down the generator for more even heat distribution.

You have your answer. Great looking 242 also.

Excellent winter camping pics once again Duane. And there's my favorite CCF camping dog, REPO.

More crud in the burner assembly I'm afraid. My best guess.

When I've had that happen it was tiny specs of crusty kero coked up there. If that is a possibility with yours, you might want to pull the assy and boil it, then scrub the inner parts again.

Closed cell foam mat here.

I save the wool blanket to put on TOP of my Mountain bag and if it's cold enough - I add a fleece bag inside.

If you can't find or don't want 'storm proof' style matches, the only place I've found them NIB, was overseas ePay. Germany is cheaper than the U.K. type this in the ePay search (or copy/paste): Überall zuschlagen matches Should come up with "Cowboy Matches" in both countries. No, I have no idea if ...

Just got 3 inches here today, Central Southern Michigan.

I just messaged Murff about this.

In the meantime, Trunkroad, you might do a search using the terms "ceramic vent" or "cerakote". Not sure if Murff posted his work in Rebuilds or elsewhere.

I really liked the hammered light blue I used for my old JC Higgins lanterns and on my 8r. Plug this number into a search engine, it should come up with Rust-Oleum light blue hammered: #202436591 I would add, that if you have to paint the INSIDE of the case, your VHT choice above is probably a good ...

I wish you well Mose! Yes, sneaky, ha.

Looks like it has a lot of potential.

I have been successful using NOS Petromax parts online or on ePay. Some parts are fairly inexpensive at Britelyt here in the states.

VERY COOL naked burn!

L.J., you have liftoff!

Correct. It's innards are loose, so they are cleanable.

The 639 gen also fits these, same orifice dia. too. It is .010 shorter. Shouldn't be a problem.

As stated above, you might want to hand onto the original gen nut.

CaptainFantastic wrote: ↑Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:00 pm It's fixed. Try again.
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Excellent! Thanks Ian.

I like the efficiency and expediency - you hit both Matt! Sweet.

I agree Matt - can't leave a Slant behind!

And you did great with the other pieces too. That fuel cap on the 118 is worth more than you probably paid for the lamp.

And that Turner profane stove adapter is cool! I've never seen one and I agree the aluminum valve knob is helpful.

Most of Coleman's current gens have all metal parts, "springs" or coils sometimes one sometimes two and a pricker rod of course, from what I've seen.

Yes, the 290 and 295 gens have the same length and same dia. of the body, top, and bottom.

Good work on that one!

Looks like it just might work!

Thanks Stewart.

Okay guys. You got it right.

And let's keep it civil please.

Chuck
(As Mod.)

Looks AGM or Thermos but don't hold me to it.

The reason I say that is because that's one FAT generator that goes on there. If it is Coleman it might go to a single burner stove?

stoves1234 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:21 pm There are a lot of good, insightful comments on this topic. But, how many of you, when you read "van down by the river", thought of Chris Farley?

Yeah buddy! I did. Ha!

Keep rockin' 'em!

And their price is the reason I migrated to Crown years ago.

To each his own.

Hi Mose. Sounds more like a permanent retirement. Oh, I'm also glad you are future oriented - " I could travel south for the winter and north during the summer." Whenever I hear of someone selling off nearly all of their worldly possessions, I wonder what their plans are. I don't see you in the book...

Don't blame you not firing them up Greg.

All that nice polishing work you put into the frame and burner assy and maybe rust mitigation plus some high temp paint - gets all sooted up fast.

Those little buddies deserve to be given a good polish now and then - good work.

Here I thought I had accomplished something by taking a half hour to clean up a 1986 CL1 yesterday that I picked up at our local junque shop. PALES in comparison, but it was fun.

Looks like the flame sucked back up into the tubes and they got cherry red +.

Awesome idea Steve. Along with those stainless steel mesh globes. Very useful.

One of the Coleman catalytic heaters I'd say but don't ask me which model. Then again, you probably guessed that.

Maybe Rob at OCP has an idea?

The M-1937 stove was used during WWII and the Korean War. Not until the Vietnam war did the M2 come into use. The big difference, IMO, is the M-1937 does not have the preheater. BTW, the pre-heater used to be sold at OCP to replace burners on the Colman 532 military stove. I own an M-1937 and love h...

I wish.

Great pic Kevin (#1).

That's the best-looking Ari-O-Gas I've ever seen. Kudos to you!

Duane, I swear I paid under $30 on ePay six months ago for a 400a gen.

@jeepstircrazy Wayne, if you don't have a supplier of parts, these guys at the link below (Vintage Trailer Supply) have saved my buttocks a couple of times. The only thing retro I needed from ePay was a tear drop fender light, which was the original porch light design, and....a fuel valve/carb for t...

Look for those rust spots to have creeped under the paint. In other words, those rust spots could be a bit bigger than what you are seeing. If you stabilize the rust you can spray whatever paint you may find in a can, into the spray can cap, then use an artist's paint brush or Q-tip to apply. It won...

brucesheehe wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 10:33 pm They are great. They have replaced two singers over the years. Have not missed a beat.

Another great group on YouTube is Foxes and Fossils. Check them out. They are great.

Thanks Bruce. Will do!

fishinmuscian52 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 7:33 pm Higgins made a single mantel big hat. Very bright. Filled a large mantel very well.

You got that right!

Okay, you said it first Mose - "Carhartt® Elmer Fudd© hat". Ha.

Still, if it does the job, I prefer function over fashion any day.

RobSchroff wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 4:05 pm There are videos of women reacting to the guy with the super deep voice hitting the low notes. They're pretty funny.

Yeah, ha! My wife refused to watch it because of the title even though I told her I had seen it and it's just their reactions. So funny!

The name of the group is "Home Free". They are what we would call a cover band, they re-do other people's songs ACAPELLA. My wife and I went down their YouTub rabbit hole UNTIL MIDNIGHT last night. They are acapella and based on the oldl barbershop quartet voices but this AIN'T barbershop quartet. S...

To some they may be 'special' as they often had colors and designs Coleman didn't have like light blue (before the Coleman Sears) or large "dual fuel" generators. Rule to live by with any old lantern, IMO, buy two of the same model for your spare parts since find just a "pump tube" may not be so eas...

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'!"