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I have gas and small orifices (camping appliance repair)
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Paint brushes and baby oil
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I've heard the electric toothbrush referred to, but I missed the story itself.
Yogi?
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Yogi?
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Well, this thread went down hill rather fast...........
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It's my fault for amusing myself with the title...Termite wrote:Well, this thread went down hill rather fast...........
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Note to self: Do *not* go camping with Weet.Weetabix wrote:It's my fault for amusing myself with the title...Termite wrote:Well, this thread went down hill rather fast...........
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You don't want him cleaning out your small orifices?
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No, that's not it. I'm trying *really* hard to come up with a Dutch oven joke. So far, nothing.Jered wrote:You don't want him cleaning out your small orifices?
Maybe we're just jaded, but your villainy is not particularly impressive. -Ennesby
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It's 11 O'clock, and I can't think of any puns either, so I'll add a bit to the original topic (or is that the second topic?).
Old gasoline in the tanks forms a sort of varnish that is soluble in denatured alcohol, available in the hardware stores. Isopropyl or rubbing alcohol has water in it and won't work. Pour out the gas and pour in the alcohol and let it set for two days (IIRC the Coleman site says one day, but I'm cautious).
Just about anything you need to get these things working again is available online.
Oh, and the brass crank on one side of the lantern operates a cleaning needle in the generator and should be in the down position when you're running the lantern.
I did not know that and the needle on the family lantern finally burned out after 50 years, so I guess it really doesn't matter all that much.
And buy the plastic cases for the lanterns. I finally did and cut the expenditure on mantles to about 10% of before we had the plastic case.
Old gasoline in the tanks forms a sort of varnish that is soluble in denatured alcohol, available in the hardware stores. Isopropyl or rubbing alcohol has water in it and won't work. Pour out the gas and pour in the alcohol and let it set for two days (IIRC the Coleman site says one day, but I'm cautious).
Just about anything you need to get these things working again is available online.
Oh, and the brass crank on one side of the lantern operates a cleaning needle in the generator and should be in the down position when you're running the lantern.
I did not know that and the needle on the family lantern finally burned out after 50 years, so I guess it really doesn't matter all that much.
And buy the plastic cases for the lanterns. I finally did and cut the expenditure on mantles to about 10% of before we had the plastic case.
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Re: I have gas and small orifices (camping appliance repair)
Rubbing alcohol has water in it. 99% anhydrous isopropyl alcohol (a common industrial solvent) does not.Windy Wilson wrote:Old gasoline in the tanks forms a sort of varnish that is soluble in denatured alcohol, available in the hardware stores. Isopropyl or rubbing alcohol has water in it and won't work. Pour out the gas and pour in the alcohol and let it set for two days (IIRC the Coleman site says one day, but I'm cautious).
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