How to make a Coleman Lantern Airtube Purge Tool
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- In this video I show you how I made a Coleman pump tube purge tool. This tool uses compressed air to unclog the air tube that is on the end of the pump tube after the check valve. This tube can get plugged if old/stale fuel is left to dry in the fount (aka tank)
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Tooling:
1/4 x 18 NPT: amzn.to/4bKvzGg
1/4" x 32 UNEF die (Older Check Valve Thread) : amzn.to/4bEFEV6
8 x 32 Tap and Drill (Newer Check Valve Thread): amzn.to/3K9CrRM
M6 x 0.75 Tap: amzn.to/4bnUXlp
1/4" x 28 NF Tap: amzn.to/4dPsruP
1/4" x 28 NF Die: amzn.to/3V3Cjtt
** 1/4" x 32 UNEF Tap (you could use this instead of the 1/4" x 28 tap and die set): amzn.to/3ylyKWu
Air Fitting: amzn.to/44M9SU8
Presta Valve: amzn.to/3WQN3fZ
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Rode Wireless Mic II
Lighting:
Neewer CB100 Video Light
Neewer 26" Soft Box
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Everyone one of those are so cool! 👍🏻
I am now afraid my old lantern might be clogged. It’s been sitting for a few years. Uh oh…
Now, if you only sold those!
I can make some extra. Please PM me for details. Cheers.
You Sir are a true Wizard!
Thanks.
Mike, Thanks for the instructive video. However looking up the 1/8"x32 NEF die I saw your Amazon link is for the uxcell 1/4-28 UNF Round Die. Further looking for the 1/8"x32 NEF die did not get results. I looked up in the Taylortool product catalogue and the smallest nearest die was 1/4"X32 NEF. Can you please give directions where to obtain the 1/8"x32 NEF die?
Thanks for pointing it out. Corrections have been made. One thing that you can do to save some costs is just get a 1/4" x 32 tap and you can omit getting the 1/4" x 28 tap and die set. I did mine using 1/4" x 28 since that's what I has in my tool drawer. Cheers
@@MikeFreda Thank you for your quick response. I am looking for the proper die for making your valve removal tool suitable for the inner thread of the newer check valve (Coleman 425F stove). Is that the 8x32 you mention? Is there a specific type of thread (designation) to take into account, UNC or other?
You're welcome. 8x32 is a UNC pitch. There is only one type in this size. It's very common. When making a Check Valve removal tool in this size, I don't use a Die, just a tap. I purchase a 1" long 8x32 stainless machine bolt and tap/screw into the end of the rod.
@@MikeFreda Thanks again Mike. You mean by the rod in which you tap the 8x32, the 1/4" rod?
Yes. That’s the easiest and cheapest way to do it.
Hello Mike, by any chance you have an idea how to substitute the cardboard thing in the generator, thanks for all the ideas you have share. have a nice day
Old Coleman Parts sells them. You can find it on their online store. I've seen a coil of wire and small springs used before. Half my lanterns don't have these tubes and run okay. Most people just burn out the old ones with a torch and run the lantern as is. If your lantern runs okay, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Cheers
I don't mean to be disrespekful. I bawt one of those from some one else off eBay an used it on a millatary stove an a lanturn fount I even filled it with carb cleaner an used my air compressor an it dident clear the tube
Thanks for commenting. You probably have more going on here. I would recommend removing the check valve and using the hydraulic method I described in my other video. Another option is to use a tool that has a grease fitting. No tool is 100% perfect and sometimes you have to think outside the box. Cheers.
Hello from Venezuela, I had this problem with the pump, so place the tank in a pot with soap and vinegar and let it boil for an hour or so and it worked out ok.
Thanks for commenting. I'm surprised that actually worked. You typically need something more forcefully to get up into the small air tube due to its location and a possible airlock. Glad you figured it out. Cheers.
@@MikeFreda probably lucky
Milke the intensity of the mantles are pulsating, fluctuating is not constat, any hint please?
What lantern is it? Pulsing can be caused by a few things... old/dirty generator, debris in the air tube(s), no burner screens, bad/old fuel, weak spring in the fuel pickup tube, low pressure, air leak in the burner tube assembly or as simple of not turning the valve wheel all the way open. Sometimes this can be a mystery.
@@MikeFreda Thanks Mike i`m goin to blame the generator. I`m going to boil an another tank (fount, sorry for spelling) and let you know about it thanks again.
Awesome work
Thanks. Cheers.
Clever design
Thanks. Was a bit of a head scratcher. Cheers.
Good job on my tool design