The simple answer is, far enough for the rubber gasket to seal the opening and stop fuel from entering the carb tube but not too far, otherwise...
Indeed they did David, on page ten of Jim Dick's book there is a photograph of "components travelling by rail to infrared ovens . . . " and many...
Welcome @TealNeil, I don't know the correct size, I have Coleman 21's on my example and to my mind, they look a little small though in this image...
I guess there's no substitute for stupidity.
That's nice and bright. :thumbup: :thumbup:
@Alexandre Freddi You're welcome.
Well these won't fit because they're for early AIDA before they got taken over by Petromax. [ATTACH]
@Alexandre Freddi, [ATTACH] and this one. [ATTACH]
If I Remember Correctly
@Gin Tonic your lantern is a Petromax clone - most, if not all Petromax parts will fit. Try Detailseite: Ersatzteil- und Zubehörliste "Petromax...
Splendid information, thanks for posting.
I put the tank in a warm place and use an aquarium air pump to blow air through the tank thus removing moisture.
Indeed, I don't know how I failed to notice that prices are in Dollars, the distributor is based in Seattle, Washington and the importer is A.W....
Also fuel capacity 1 quart. Suggests printed in the U.S. (One U.S. quart = just over 1.5 Imperial pints).
I had a Tilley KL80 burning for a good few hours last night.
A nice reward :thumbup: :thumbup:
Oh, I thought it was the 3rd of the month. No matter, there'll be a lamp burning here tonight, tomorrow night and Sunday night too.
Very good.
Any good metal polish will do. Many people use Autosol.
Excellent. Will we see it at Newark ?
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