How to Rebuild a Coleman Two or Three Burner Camp Stove - Part 3, Reassembly
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2023
- Part 3 of the 3 part series rebuilding a Coleman Camp stove that can be used for any 2 or 3 burner Coleman gas camping stove models ranging from the 1940's to present. In this episode, Frank reassembles the 426B stove and cooks burgers on the stove. Get Frank's mouthwatering burger recipe too!!
Coleman Factory Warranty Center graduate Frank Bebb gives step-by-step instructions to rebuild or refurbish Coleman gas pressure appliances. Trained at the Coleman Factory in Wichita, Kansas, he brings what he has learned at "Coleman School" to you in his teaching videos. A long-time collector, former owner of the #1 selling Coleman parts dealership in the world, former owner of the Coleman Warranty Center and The Old Town Coleman Museum in Yucca Valley, California, and current owner/webmaster of The Old Town Coleman Center, Frank has authored much of the Coleman repair instructions you will find on the web today. His "Safety First" instructions with the ominous black widow spider, a real-life warning read by thousands, along with his other written works can be found on his website.
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I’m restoring my family’s 425B, bought new soon after my parents marriage in 1960. It accompanied us on our annual family vacations throughout my childhood. Thank you so much for your lucid videos, Frank. It will make the restoration much easier once I get started.
Loving these rebuild videos 👍
Thank you Frank for taking the time to teach us about these old Coleman’s.
This is the reason I love this channel. Great video series. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
I just picked up a 433A, I can not thank you enough for this vedio series. It was extremely helpful, thank you.
All of your videos are awesome Frank, very helpful. Keep them coming.
I watched all 3 parts! It was so interesting! I will be working on my 1990 414 this week. Thanks for sharing!
Frank...you are doing such a service to the community. Your videos are perfect. You know all the tips and tricks to prevent problems that most if us would stumble into and become frustrated. Your wife's camera work is great. I like how we get to see the little bits up close. I wonder how much of this cleaning Coleman would do for the $55?! Not much I suspect.
One of the things that I love about the Coleman ethos is the simplicity, the lack of superfluous ornamentation, and the incredible durable and serviceability. It enrages me how most of us have come to accept shoddy quality products and juat throw things into the landfill because parts are not available two years later or it just can't be repaired. The stoves and lanterns represent the older ethos of designing and building things correctly with both economy AND durability in mind. I also love how all the products are date stamped in such a straightforward manner, rather than complicated date codes that require research.
The physical interaction with the stove or lantern, the modicum of knowledge and skill it takes to run them, the hiss, the warmth, the smell of the burnt fuel mixing with coffee, pancakes and bacon along with the pine trees and Off! The memories with family and friends... These are things that are so human in an increasingly inhuman world. I treasure these items and i really value your knowledge and your willingness to pass it all on to us so that we can continue to carry the torch......so to speak....hahaha.😅
Thanks again for all your good work. I owe you many drinks and some pancakes and bacon.😊
Burlington, Vermont
PPS... Please let us all know when your East Coast tour of the Alice Cooper tribute band is happening.... Alice Coleman.
I agree completely agree. Frank is a star, a knowledgeable, patient and engaging man. He's helped me get a 424 lit and I'm really pleased.
Wonderful series of videos. I have a leaking valve nut and am using your videos to confidently take off the knob and valve nut, to replace the graphite packing to see if I can fix. My 425F is in mint condition but over the last 25 years of lack of use, has developed the leaking problem, and it pains me that my problem can be fixed with some elbow-grease and likely a $3 part, but that I don't have the know-how. Watching you restore this old stove is a thing of beauty and inspiration. Thank you for sharing your know-how on here! Blessings!
Excellent presentation Frank. It's always great to watch a subject matter expert give a "hands on" demonstration. You are definitely a "pro." You speak clearly and with emphasis. Your points are always reinforced with your practical knowledge of use and you bring in those little pointers to do or avoid that make it "quaint." You kept the pace and captured my imagination. I was completely focused during all 3 parts of your rebuild video. Including the mundane task of just washing the case and top. I watched as you suds up a pile of suds, which I personally don't do cleaning w/ dish soap. Rather, using way too much, I put full concentration soap on a scrubbing pad to loosen the grease and what not. I do not make many suds, just get everything loosened up and rinse it off. But, that is not where I was going to go with my comment. FYI: I am a middle child of 9 brothers and sisters, and recall when I was about 5, maybe 1957, we went into the backwoods of upper Michigan to a one room cabin on a lake that was a hunting shack that my Dad and Uncles owned. In fact that's what we lovingly called it: "The Shack." My Mother was aghast when my Dad pulled out the old 2 burner Coleman camp stove that she was expected to cook on for the entire family. But that was the last I recall of the issue. I know I ate and so did all of my brothers so that stove was worth it's weight in 2023's Gold Price. Not too long after that we upgraded the "knob-and-tube" wiring in the cabin and got a 4 burner electric stove w/ oven. I do not know what ever happened to the old Coleman 2 burner camp stove. Maybe I should look in the deepest darkest corners and crevices of the that "Shack" since I am the only one who ever uses it anymore. I hope it's hiding somewhere near the old pitcher pump that was used to proof the hand driven well that I've have seen kicking around either in the added one room upstairs accessible by a hand built ladder nailed against the chimney or in the one room porch added on to the front. Thanks Frank. It was fun and you brought back some long lost memories. ben/ michigan
Nice work as always. That is exactly how I do my burgers. Good stuff. Enjoy!
Cooking more now!
Frank is a good instructor. He has a high base of subject knowledge, he's patient, open to new knowledge, really chilled out and shows and clear love for his subject. He recently helped me get my 424 running and I enjoyed seeking out his knowledge and receiving it. If you've not bought a stove yet, brand new or older, then I recommend them. Great pieces of kit. The U.S. does reliable, simple, equipment very, very well.
You keep them burning Frank, and we respect you for it.
Great job I’ve got six old Coleman’s , I’m 57 years old , I was raised with these stoves my kid just found two in the dump actually pretty good shape just gonna clean them up like you did and replace whatever parts that need replacing, thanks for the content excellent video , keep ‘em burning brother.
I learned how to cuss watching my Dad try and start our 426D.
Thanks for the video. I need to do a little work on our 60 year old unit.
Thanks Frank!! I was gifted a 3-burner a couple of years ago. You gave me the inspiration (and the knowledge) to get it up and running!
Great video--love getting the old Coleman stuff going and using them for cooking and lights at camp.
Well done Sir! The stove and the burgers! I remember my parents and friends cooking all of our meals on a three-burner when we camped as a kid. Great memories. I'm happy to say I have a couple of stoves and lanterns in the shop ready for restoration. I appreciate your videos and expertise.
I’ve seen all of your videos and when I get done I think to myself “How’s he gonna make a better video? How can he top that?” Then your next video comes out. I’m just blown away by your expertise, professionalism and quality of content. Thank you and your wife and because of you, I am not only keeping mine burn’en but finding some to fix to give away to local scouts so they too can “Keep them burn’en.”
Brilliant. I've seen the bar called a towel rack. I was blown away to see it properly used as a lid support/work surface. Another great instructional video. Thanks Frank!
Love the headless dog you keep in your shop. Montreal Steak Seasoning is required. As always Thanks for taking the time to do these for us inquiring minds.
Good video Frank love coleman things , and you do a great job teaching people how to do that.. THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA..... PS keep em burning !!
A great and wonderful service you provide! Thanks for the videos!!
Thanks Frank! Great video again
Thanks Frank ! TAKE CARE..
Great video series. Thank you for these! Looks fantastic!
Awesome instructional series! Thank you so much.
Watched all 3 video's. I was apprehensive about purchasing a 3-burner stove because most are in terrible shape. The best stoves are expensive. The thought of refurbishing a greasy stove with very mild rust doesn't seem so difficult. To the younger people, please understand I'm 70 with arthritis and after 5 decades restoring engines, cars, motorcycles, boats and military vehicles. I have little dexterity left for small parts. I will find a rebuildable one now and do what I can refurbishing while following this video. Thank you very much Sir.
I love the hell out of these, I was given an old 3 burner and this has been very helpful thanks!
Great vidéo ! Thank you. It's always a pleasure to see you. This 3 burner is a must have 😊
Another great 3 part video perfectly done and easy step by step instructions I to thought the rod on the stove was a towel holder and I did the
mistake on pump plunger tube I got oil inside tube all down inside check valve had to remove check valve again reclean valve and reinstall lesson
learned another great video Frank Hope to see more videos soon
Why does the cap have a hole that says oil then?
Thank you for 3 great videos! Going to try the burger recipe!
Fantastic, Frank! Well done!!!
An extra comment for the UA-cam algorithm!
Thanks much for the 3-part series that you put together for the viewing audience. It was really exciting to watch. I'll be looking forward to your future videos. Have a beautiful day my friend!! Illinois, USA
Thank you sir!
good vid I just picked up a 413D stove for 5 bones. in real good shape all parts are there.I also have a 413G and a 425E.
one day I will see if I can get them going and here is were watching your vids will help a lot.
RTFM that's funny, a US attorney used to tell me to "LTFQ" prior to trial.......Nice video Frank. I always learn from your work. Toasty buns.....I do the same.
Awesome series! Thank you!
Between you and Jujitsu2000, I've rebuilt 4 stoves. 2 425's a 413G and a 426D. Thanks for sharing all this information.
Great series. Thank you
Have resold on ebay many coleman multi and single burner coleman stoves all the way from the 40s to rarer modern versions. This is the first time i rebuilt one (which im keeping). Thanks!
Great video series. Those burgers look good.
Great Video !!! Many Thanks !!!
Absolutely bad ass. Great video.
Just picked up a late 70's 426D 3 burner today for $9.99 at Goodwill. When it get warmer I now know what it will take to get it ready for use. Parents have an old 2 burner that was my grandfathers the I'm hoping to get my hands on also. Great video..
Another very informative and well made video. Thanks Frank. I had my old 236 lantern running last night. I call it the beast because of the massive light output. 😂
Oh boy yes the 236/237 lanterns are definitely beasts!
Great video. I just got a maroon 6f and got it going. They seem to be hard to find but it works amazing.
Wondrful!
Great video's just picked me up a coleman 426d three burner from the thrift. Going to restore this one and keep for myself.
Great lessons!!! Thank you!!!!
I recently discovered your channel after purchasing parts off your website. Your content on here is absolutely amazing and I can't wait to see more
Great tutorial. I found a early model 2 with a punched out #1 on the brass tag at a estate sale a couple years ago. It came with a stand, diffuser plate and collapsable grate. I managed to figure out the hot blast and get the main burner going but absolutely no luck with the second burner. Any easy ideas? Oh I think I stole it as it was a whopping 7 dollars
Frank, I have been watching your videos and I love them. Would you please consider analyzing the Coleman M1950 military stove, Vietnam era? I have two of them and they are awesome. They look like little moon landers with their folding feet and fold out pot supports. Thanks!
Your burger recipe sounds good, but you forgot the Liquid Smoke! Hickory or Mesquite...either are great choices! Cheers, brother!
great video. I love my no letter 425 two burner. I need to find a 3 burner.
Oh absolutely. And try to find a no-letter 426--they're the bomb.
Thank you for another informative and enjoyable video, I love Coleman products. All the best from Portsmouth, England!
Enjoy Your Channel. I’ve collected lanterns and then sold 3/4 of them but keep about 10. I didn’t work on them for a while until I started doing a livestream on Monday nights and now they have a new lease on life.
You are awesome thank you 🙏 for all the information you give us and may the lord keep you safe and blessed thank you again ❤️❤️❤️👍
Great video once again, Frank! Now the REAL BURNING question I've had for decades that's never been answered to my satisfaction is how TF are those wind screen retainers supposed to hold that lid when it's gusting? I LOVE the other design that you pinch into the slots in the stove but these SUCK! What am I missing? Haha! I use clothes pins to keep them from coming off. I've had minimual success extending one all the way up and the other all the way down putting the lid in a semi bind, but again, not acceptably. The first gust and doink!
The only reason the stove had so much yellow is from the flow test you did prior. Lots of liquid still in the generator. I bet you didn't have hardly any yellow when you started it back up.
As a standard shutdown procedure on this an other straight generator stoves is to set the lighting lever up and run on high until the flame leans out and starts to jump off the burner. This may or may not do anything but satisfy my desire to burn as much liquid out of the fuel path as possible. So sue me, I sleep better doing it....... Haha!
Thanks for the RTFM. So many folks try to baby the fuel valve when lighting, which just makes things worse. This part may not be in the manual, but as soon as it lights, I start pumping to keep the pressure and velocity/atomization to a maximum.
The other BURNING QUESTION I have is what do you use to put your towels on with the aluminum model? Which, btw has the good wind screen retainers. Haha!
Great tutorial, Frank! Keep em burning, Sir.
Even if I hadn't been after parts this video series would be enjoyable. Not unlike the guy from Engels Coach Shop up in Montana doing a series on building wagon wheels and bodies, this level of skill and knowledge is amazing to have a good visual record for.
Oh and this was the Doubya Sauce video. Great stuff.
I can vouch for the Montreal steak spices. There’s nothing like it and it’s delicious.
Yes sir. Best rib eye, on down to burgers.
One of the cleanest stoves I have purchased was lined with aluminum foil. The bonus was an old roll of A&P aluminum foil was left in the stove. I call it my John Updike stove. If you want to make burgers without building up grease in your newly cleaned stove I would recommend an aluminum foil lining. I am getting ready to jewel the wind flaps on my 425B stove. When I have finished I will tag you on Facebook with a picture of the results.
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Frank unless I haven’t seen one or missed it on your video library I think a tutorial on what to do when you get an older Coleman product would be very useful. What to look for and do before you test it for example.
Great series! I have a 443 I am about to rebuild and will definitely refer back to these!
@oldtown Coleman Great how-to series. Thank you
I love your content. Right now I have a 425 that needs a good bit of work to function as new. I will get working on that when the weather cools here in NC. Also, I just purchased a 426E NIB for under $30!
Going to start working on my old Coleman stove. Subscribed and I will be looking for my manual on your website. Those burgers look great.
Awesome video, thanks for making it. I was wondering what knowledge do you have on the old metal lantern fuel filter funnels.
Picked another of these up at an estate sale Saturday for $10. It’s my 37th Coleman suitcase stove (all variants). My wife says I have a problem. Can’t beat these things and they last forever. #savethemall Always enjoy watching the videos and the knowledge you’ve passed on.
Frank. Great video series and thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and insights. I have a Coleman 421B made by Coleman Canada. I’m having issues getting it to light. Pump pressure is excellent but when I do your Vapour test as you have shown in the video, I only get air with no vapour at all. Could you point me in the right direction on how to fix? Is this a check valve failure? Thanks for your help.
The inside of my case looked about the same as yours after de-greasing. I had some high temperature silver/ aluminum exhaust manifold paint that I used on the interior and baked it in in the kitchen oven. Vent-a-hood on high speed for the bake in, whew. A couple decades later and it is still resisting rust and the beating from the fuel tank/generator bouncing around in it on dirt roads.
Interesting, do you have a video about the check valve can they be repaired? Cheers Graham
Thanks!
My pleasure and thank you!
Hi Frank!: GREAT Video! Learned a lot! I don't know if it's fortunate or not, but I have not had to take apart any of my suitcase stoves! A good generator cleaning/replacement and the mandatory fuel cap gasket replacement, and they have fired right up! I do want to tear one down though and pretty it up some! Will for SURE try some of those burgers!! MMMMmmmm!
You'll enjoy rebuilding a beat-up old stove almost as much as the burgers!
I always wander what’s the flip for but could not find an answer , thank you very much for all your work God bless you 🫡
I hope that you will make a video for us and make a tank like this for us and explain to us how to make it and the ingredients. Thank you very much, your follower from Sudan❤❤❤
Hi Frank, I got a new Nothstar it works well, but the next morning, after it runs all knight, there is a pile of fluid all around it , the funny thing is I can be watching it run and nothing happens no leaking so it looks like it's ok but like I said next morning there it is .I have 2 Northstar and 3 of the regular new ones, but the other ones are good thank you very much for everything
This is why. Damn right.
Yes sir.
Time for new content, Frank!
Always need to RTFM. Thats why it was put there.😂
Have you considered adding the sizes and thread count of connections of components where with a tap and die clean up strip or cross threaded ?
I have a 413F and when I took it apart to clean my generator the needle had a slight tweak to it. I straightened it out best I could but its just not perfect. Buy a new one? Also I have a bit of a pulsation in the fuel when I first light it. Usually blows out my first match. What would be causing that?
An extra comment to boost the algorithm!
Thanks for putting this series together. Very nicely done as usual.
I like that griddle! I should pick one of those up. I'm guessing
It would fit a modern 2-burner 425?
Yes sir, it does. It is a Coleman griddle. I have the box for it, let me know if you'd like a part number.
Thanks Frank! A part no. would be appreciated. @@OldTownColeman
Frank 78 years using coleman. Could you show how to properly light a coleman catalytic heater. I see on youtube so maney wrong ways and unsafe some poring fuel no top of the berner--------- thanks safty first
Are we going to hear from you soon?
The best camping combination is a Coleman stove and Lodge cast iron cook wear.
Yeh, that works well. Petromax do some good cookware as well.
Just found a model no. 1 stove in original condition and all the parts but am torn on the price. They are asking 300 dollars but cant find any that have sold recently to get a fair market value plus its a couple hrs away. Have you seen any sale recently?
Awesome collection btw! Keep up the good content!!
I just bought a 411A Canadian edition stove. It has a production date of 1966 under the tab of the tank, but no number can be found on the suitcase. I really don't need the exact owners manual, I would like to know what American version is close to my Canadian one. The Model number for the generator replacement is 412-262, I see that number on a lot of units while educating myself.
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I found a gold bond 200a lantern at a yard sale with the plastic tool kit. I want give someone in a forum or something first dibs on buying it before I put it on ebay.
I think that stove is beautiful I was wondering if you'd be interested in selling it I'd be honored to own it and pass it down to my children I don't know your email to contact you thank you for the education on rebuilding it and God bless
Rtfm🤣🤣🤣 I know exactly what that means
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Alice Cooper??
Pinterest not "Pintrest".
Please stop showing off the USFS lantern and the 220e Canadian red. Makes it difficult to watch your videos as I’m very envious.
Wanna sell that stove to a frozen guy in Canada ? I can't find a 426B up here and want one ......