Posted by John Eickhof [69.92.98.35] on Sunday, October 05, 2014 at 18:16:24 :
In Reply to: Coleman lanterns ?? Its dark in here. posted by The Dodge Boys [65.78.41.32] on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at 19:55:19 :
Your problem is a classic, especially if you have burned unleaded gas from the pump through it instead of the filtered white gas from Coleman...You will need to dis-assemble the unit right down to unscrewing the valve out of the tank..attached to the valve is a siphon tube that may be either steel or ceramic depending on year. There is a hole near the top of the tube that will most likely be open and fine, the problem lies at the very bottom of the tube there is another real small hole that actually supplies the gas when it is in full open on the valve, this is probably plugged up with rust, corrosion or other junk. Remove the tube from the valve and hold a finger over the top hole then apply air in from the top and blow the obstruction out the bottom. I have seen the bottom brass piece so corroded it has to be scraped clean before blowing out ! Then flush out the tank of any rust or other stuff, re-assemble using teflon tape, tighten all connections as tight as they came off then fill it with clean fuel and you should be good to go. Have fun! I usually have to do one every time I am camping or wheeling! (I have a dozen or so)