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How do you light a coleman unleaded fuel camp stove?
ByI have a dual fuel (kenmore) coleman 2 burner camp stove & no lighting instructions! I get a big flame before the burner but nothing at the burner,how do you light one of these things without burning down the campsite ! HELP !
4 Comments
November 15th, 2009 at 10:39 am
Make sure the connections are tight before you try to light this again. You may also want to check the area of the burner, spiders love the small area there. Pump up the tank , strike a match, lay it un the burner, turn on the burner knob. If this doesn’t work, then you may have a defective product.
November 15th, 2009 at 10:50 am
IMV, Coleman is still a very customer service-centered company, compared to others. They still support all their products, no matter how out of date.
http://www.coleman.com/coleman/manuals/manuals_resp.asp?category_id=1100
has links to pdf files to the camp stove.
http://www.coleman.com/coleman/images/pdf/425B.pdf
is a link to an old school gas stove. I don’t know about unleaded fuel. I just bought coleman fuel and used that in my unleaded fuel stove.
My experience…the fuel must be fresh and for god’s sake, don’t spill it! Pour the fuel in a totally different place than where you are using it and away from our vehicles. lol trust me.
There has to be a lot of pressure in that generator for the burner to burn. Keep your finger over that hole until you have tightened down that pump’s screw. follow the instructions to the letter, and it will work perfectly.
November 15th, 2009 at 11:26 am
I have a couple old Coleman stoves from the 50’s which require pumping before lighting. If your pump doesn’t work, you can usually pick up a replacement with a rubber end at the Wal-Mart or hardware store for a couple bucks. I’ve tried oiling the leather on old pumps but it doesn’t work for long.
With the valve closed, work the pump a dozen times and then remove the tank and open the valve outdoors away from open flames. If gas streams out of the end then you’ve pumped it enough.
Next you have to prime the burner. With the tank off, I aim the nozzle into the burner and spray some gas directly onto the burner. (No more than a tablespoon.) Now you are ready to put in the tank, open it up, with the little wire pointing up for lighting, and hold a flame to the burner.
As the burner heats up, I find I need to pump the tank several times so it doesn’t go out. This requires you to hold your thumb over the hole in the pump and screw it out and pump it at the same time, then screw it in again with thumb still over the hole.
As soon as everything gets hot, the yellow flame will turn blue. Then you can turn the little wire down for cooking and are ready to cook. If the flame goes down, more pumping may be required during cooking.
November 15th, 2009 at 11:33 am
rember to turn the little red handle up to light and after about a minute down to cook.