The fuel feed tube may be partially blocked, it's soldered to the bottom of the socket which the control cock screws into, I use a length of tying...
I also prefer to use the 169 vapouriser on table lamps.
It's working well!:thumbup::thumbup: The 606 vapouriser which you mentioned probably has an enlarged jet, hence the flames.
Letting lanterns burn for a few hours often helps the performance.
A grand old lamp indeed!:thumbup::clap::clap::thumbup:
The Hipolito tank had to be scrapped, it was to far gone. [IMG]
Thanks for the positive comments and perhaps another member will know about the plating. podbros
I shall look forward to seeing the images of your repair method. Sploosh33
I obtained this tank recently and the before photos are from the Ebay listing. I had spare parts in stock, but the gallery is home made and...
I have been working on this lantern and it's cleaning up okay considering the state that it was in, but the tank is leaking from two places on the...
A good find.:thumbup:
In my opinion, it's better to obtain older lamps and lanterns etc., because the build quality is superior.
Hello, it's a gravity fed lamp and the link below shows the relevant gallery pages and as far as I know the fuel was petrol / gasoline. Gravity...
Great finds.:thumbup:
I have also found that some American lanterns require a lot of pressure and the links below show two of those. Bulbous mantles form closer to the...
Hello David, yes, it's best not to rush a restoration, perhaps draining the fuel through a filter to check if there is any muck in it would be a...
It's possible that the fresh fuel has loosened some muck which was stuck to the tank and we never know what type of fuel has been used by previous...
The build quality is excellent.:thumbup: The fuel feed pipe may be partially blocked and some American lanterns have a gauze filter on the end of...
Hello Paul, you are welcome and happy fettling.:thumbup:
Welcome aboard!:thumbup: Those lanterns have a NON RETURN VALVE / NRV., fitted in the bottom of the pump tube and inside the NRV., there is a...
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