Thanks, gents, for your responses and advice. The common denominator in the replies indicated that the problem was at the pump. To double check...
I recently cleaned up my X246 - new seals, refurbished vapouriser and new hood ex Ebay, repainted cage etc - and was chuffed with the result. The...
A beautiful restoration job. You must be very happy with the paint job? And the brasswork is a sight to behold. I'm amazed that the lamp actually...
As you were! Not a Steppe Buzzard but a Steppe Eagle. Sorry!
I've just been enjoying your pics, Tony. You must have had a fantastic trip. That unidentified eagle (the first pic in part 3) looks as though...
Hi Norman, Many thanks for your response - and my apologies for a very slow reply. Fortunately the screen has stayed in place - I flattened the...
Hi Phil and Jeff, your diagnosis is spot on! I've just checked and find the mesh screen sitting inside the mantle! How I didn't see that, I don't...
I few months ago I overhauled the vapouriser of my 639 and was very happy with the way the lamp has performed since. However the last time I had...
Thanks, Martin, for a helpful 'genealogy'. With that in mind I visited the Reference Gallery as Tony suggested and have fairly definitely...
In the course of recent active involvement with lamps, the following questions/observations have come to light: 1 I have a Coleman 339 which...
I followed your advice and the problem is solved. Many thanks, Phil. However in trying to clean out the supposed 'grease', I scratched away some...
Another question, if I may: should there be a seal of some sort in the boxnut on the control knob stem? Since I cleaned up my the lamp, a fuel...
Many thanks, Phil. I followed your detailed advice and it worked a treat. Decoking enabled me to get the stuck coil from the tube and I then...
:thumbup:. I don't! I've not been there - yet.
He's a vet, Tony. Only occurs to me now that he's never told me the name of the practice! He and his missus also have a b 'n' b there with a small...
Phil, I've just been in contact with Jacqui at Packrat and they do have a globe for the 639! So that will save a long-range courier from Tony in...
I am cleaning up a recently-acquired Coleman 639. Stripping the generator I find that the pump tube has two springs/coils in it - one inside the...
Thanks Jeff and Tony. That's a really kind offer, Tony. I'll see what I can scratch out locally but it's really nice to know that there's a Plan...
Thanks for that info, Phil. I hadn't realised that both my recent acquisitions are all-steel construction. Cheaper to make, I suppose. I'm...
A mate came to supper last evening and brought with him this model 639 for my collection. I have never seen one before. And, yes, it's the same...
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