by Wolffarmer » Sun Aug 06, 2017 9:05 am
Hey Slow. If your stove has a funky aluminum pump that is also the filler you need to be sure it does not leak after pumping up. No positive shut off like nearly all Colemans. Older Preways usually have a positive shut off.
After you get it pressurized open the valve on the side about 2 to 4 turns. The valve is usually some different color, green I think but has darken over the years and they are now almost the same color. But any way open it up. Hold match to burner and open the main valve pointing out at you. After it gets warm can shut off the side valve. But really the side valve often seems to not do a thing. Other times it does.
These instructions are for stove with the tank on the front. There are older ones with the tank on the side. But the valve operation is the same. Unless you have a real old one with one valve. Those need preheat like a Kerosene lantern and there should be some kind of depression to put alcohol in. Either in the burner the genny goes over or a cast iron thing. I have one that needs preheat. That one starts right up and I have the alcohol around anyway.
Randy
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