Coleman 200A, 03/1963 kerosene conversion.

@Marc
I love the conversion. It’s bright and about a quarter the price of running Coleman fuel. That’s taking into account the lower fuel consumption.
I recently acquired another 200 with an amber globe. I’ve been running it on CF. It seems that every time I need it I first have to fill it. I’ll do a fuel test for consumption. The kero version is also quieter than the CF.

 

Thank you sir, appreciate that info.

 

So this evening I ran my amber globe 200A. Consumption was 120 ml for 90 mins or 4 oz for 90 min.

Here are some figures to compare. US gal =3785 ml
Coleman fuel @ $14 gal. Kerosene @ $4 gal
Filling the 200A tank is $2-80 for CF and $0-80 for Kerosene
Duration with CF 9.48 hours and Kerosene 13.7 hours.
Cost per minute CF= $0.049 Kero= $0-009

Thinking I'll stick with Kerosene

 

Fantastic.

Girlfriend bought me a July '58 200A for my birthday yesterday, and I just ordered kero conversion parts for it. Looking forward to it.

@goldwinger11 Where are you finding kero for $4/gal? Jet A from the local airfield(where I get mine), or do you have a better source? I ask as we're slightly local to each other.

 

Jet A here is $4.50. I'm using the local stove oil that has the red dye in it which was $4 the last time I bought. I'm going to switch over to Jet A seeing as the price difference is minimal. It might work better in my 220 kero's.

 

Got you, your Jet A is on par with my Jet A. Thank you sir.

 

@goldwinger11 Got the kero conversion complete, MUCH brighter than white gas! I didn't expect that.

I wonder how much is due to the conversion, and how much is due to replacing what was possibly a clogged white gas generator with a new clean one.

Do you notice your kero conversion running warmer than on white gas? A buddy mentioned it and he was right, it runs warmer. Not dangerous, but noticeable.

Thank you again for all your help, didn't mean to hijack your thread.

 

@Marc I suspect that your CF generator was partially clogged. I found that my kero burner seems to run a bit cooler. I'll be cleaning the CF generator on my other 200A and then I can give a more accurate assessment. As far as brightness is concerned, both versions are blinding.

 

I converted one of my Coleman 242s to kerosene / paraffin. In side to side tests, they were both quite bright. The kerosene version seemed to have a slightly warmer, slightly yellow-er light. I was pleased with the conversion and have the parts to convert another lantern.

Paul

 

@goldwinger11 Thank you sir, truly appreciate the info. Mine definitely runs better on kerosene, which is a clue.