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Coleman lantern troubleshooting
#6556285
06/15/19 03:35 PM
06/15/19 03:35 PM
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Recently picked up a 200A and they guy before me ran unleaded gas in it so I drained that out, put a new generator in it. And the problem I'm running into now is that I'm not getting fuel to come up through the generator until the knob is almost 3/4 of the way out. Would it be the valve itself that is clogged up causing this? Or something else that I'm missing.
Rebuilding john deere and international/farmall carburetors
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Re: Coleman lantern troubleshooting
[Re: 2cylinder]
#6556289
06/15/19 03:45 PM
06/15/19 03:45 PM
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I don't know anything about the model you noted , but I've run a lot of Coleman lanterns over the years, they've always seem a bit finicky but seems like you can always get them to work just keep messing with it.
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Re: Coleman lantern troubleshooting
[Re: 2cylinder]
#6556294
06/15/19 03:49 PM
06/15/19 03:49 PM
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Pick up tube in the tank needs cleaned out. Unscrew the valve in the tank and it will be the tube that goes to the bottom of the tank. It will unscrew from the valve. Give everything a good cleaning. There is a spring and a rod in the tube. There is a small hole in the bottom of the housing tube. Make sure it is open and clean. Carburetor cleaner works well for cleaning these parts. Good Luck.
Last edited by blackoak; 06/15/19 03:52 PM.
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Re: Coleman lantern troubleshooting
[Re: Doug Lee]
#6557393
06/17/19 08:45 AM
06/17/19 08:45 AM
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Haven't used mine in years, wonder how they do on today's gasoline with ethanol? you use colman or other white gas and avoid that issue.
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Re: Coleman lantern troubleshooting
[Re: Moosetrot]
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06/17/19 06:15 PM
06/17/19 06:15 PM
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Go to www.colemancollectorsforum.com The folks there are the best source of info about dealing with Coleman and other lanterns and stoves, old and new. Moosetrot ^^he beat me to it that's where I get all THAT Coleman info!
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Re: Coleman lantern troubleshooting
[Re: 2cylinder]
#6557705
06/17/19 07:50 PM
06/17/19 07:50 PM
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I run 92 octane non oxy all the time in mine. You'll have less problems with them if you run them a lot. Letting them set for a while is the problem.
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