Old Coleman Camp stove.

Hi there, just came across this stove for sale locally. Seller is unsure if it works, he has no fuel to test.
Im just wondering if anyone has any experience with these stoves? thanks

 

A bunch of people still use this style of coleman ! on TW


free bump

 

I love mine.

They are totally rebuildable. Parts are very cheap and common.

They actually cook hotter than the propane equivalent.

There is a learning curve on using them. Once mastered, you will have no trouble using it.

 

That actually looks in decent shape

 

I prefer the 2 burner vs the 3 burner. Very little space needed to store it.

 

Most likely the only thing needed is to oil the pump bellow.

 

Buy it, they’re great. All parts for the pump are available for repairs.

 

Is there a good website for parts/o-rings? Is it worth $20 CAD/$15 USD?

 

There are lots of you tube vids and all parts are available on Amazon or eBay.

Colman.com has everything as well.

 

Buy a $5 cannister if you want to test it out, but I'd definitely say worth it. My wife has one of those over 30 years old and still works pisser

 

I use mine all the time. Bought it for $5 then got a pump rebuild kit and a new gasket for the fuel cap. All in cost less than $15 and it works like a hot damn. They burn really hot and the fuel goes a long way. Much more energy dense than propane and no cylinders to cart around then recycle. A gallon of Coleman fuel can cook 3 meals a day for a family of 4 for at least a week.

 

Ok awesome. Thanks for the input from all. I’m pulling the trigger for $20 sight unseen.

 

The leather needs to be oiled, hoping it’ll fire up!

 

Buy a rebuild kit, they are cheap, and the new plunger has a rubber seal. Or you can get replacement leather for even cheaper.

 

I might do that. Seems to build and hold pressure ok. All I get is orange flame though and not the nice blue, noticed a leak from the dial area especially when I went to turn it off. Would not turn off at all. Any ideas?

 

We got one just like this from my mother in law recently, she bought it back in the 70s when she would camp with college friends and only used it once or twice. Looked brand new, takes white gas. I brought it with us on one of our trips but had a difficult time getting it to stay lit. It's cool looking but my cheap little butane stove works better lol.

 

Do you have it pumped up to pressure?

When you have good pressure, it is pretty noticable on the resistance amount to push in the plunger.

 

Turn the brass valve UP to light, once it’s heated up for a couple minutes turn the valve DOWN, turn it up to max and give it 30 pumps. Soon it will be warmed up and blasting a blue flame.

 

It has to heat up the copper generator pipe enough to vaporize the fuel inside. They take a bit of fiddling but once you get the hang of it it’s easy and they roar.

 

I just went through and cleaned up one of these a few months back! It was actually in worse shape than yours. DM me if you have any specific questions. Mine works great!

The large flame is normal until the pipe heats up. Then it'll superheat the fuel causing it to vaporize so it'll burn properly when it hits the flame.

Also it "turns off" delayed. Just wait for the fuel in the line to finish burning off. It can take a minute or so. Completely normal.