Coleman lantern
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About a week ago i picked up a Coleman 220F date of 7/1970 and a 228F date of 1/1972 off of craigslist not far from where i was working that day.
both pumps would not pump, and i really wanted to get the 228F "big hat" going. so tonight i took the pump out could not find any oil to save my life so i grabbed my bottle of boot oil and soaked the leather for 20 min. took it out massaged it a little and put it back together.
pumped up like no ones business! love how durable these things are
burned in a new pair of mantels which i bumped one with the lighter and screwed up and poured some Coleman gas in and sure enough it kicked off like it had not been sitting!
sorry for the crummy cell phone pictures.
unsure what ill do with the 220F as i already have a awesomely fixed up one and i wanted the big hat to give my fixed up 220F a friend. maybe it will be my first victim to a restore job or a franken lantern, don't know quite yet.
both pumps would not pump, and i really wanted to get the 228F "big hat" going. so tonight i took the pump out could not find any oil to save my life so i grabbed my bottle of boot oil and soaked the leather for 20 min. took it out massaged it a little and put it back together.
pumped up like no ones business! love how durable these things are
burned in a new pair of mantels which i bumped one with the lighter and screwed up and poured some Coleman gas in and sure enough it kicked off like it had not been sitting!sorry for the crummy cell phone pictures.
unsure what ill do with the 220F as i already have a awesomely fixed up one and i wanted the big hat to give my fixed up 220F a friend. maybe it will be my first victim to a restore job or a franken lantern, don't know quite yet.
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That's how I got hook.. eh... started Justin. Making lanterns for family and friends. Heck even gave em away as G2G gifts.
For your next one, get a hold of a sweet little 242B.
For your next one, get a hold of a sweet little 242B.
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the 242's are they kerosene?
at the moment i seem to be going the route of collecting the 220/228's through there letter series. all though i do prefer the big hats.
i am thinking of diving into the big hat as my first Coleman rebuild or at least give it a good cleaning, its covered in a dried mess of i don't know what and goof-off seems to be the only thing at the moment to take it off. i have been doing some reading on CCF but i may need some guidance by the Coleman master
at the moment i seem to be going the route of collecting the 220/228's through there letter series. all though i do prefer the big hats.
i am thinking of diving into the big hat as my first Coleman rebuild or at least give it a good cleaning, its covered in a dried mess of i don't know what and goof-off seems to be the only thing at the moment to take it off. i have been doing some reading on CCF but i may need some guidance by the Coleman master
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Nah, it's a gasser. Get a gallon of Evapo-Rust, distilled white vinegar, Simple green cleaner, 00 and 0000 steel wool, paper towels and a few wrenches - you'll be rebuilding in no time.
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Dug out the old "gas can" my grandfather used with the 228B when he and my dad went camping. overall its in good shape, thinking of giving it a new paint job and maybe a gas tank sealant job to keep any future rust at bay?
id sure like to use it again, and give me a reason to try and see if i can buy some crushed Coleman fuel cans at walmart at a possible discount.
any suggestions on a possible gas tank sealant or at the very least how to get paint to stick to galvanized coating?
id sure like to use it again, and give me a reason to try and see if i can buy some crushed Coleman fuel cans at walmart at a possible discount.
any suggestions on a possible gas tank sealant or at the very least how to get paint to stick to galvanized coating?
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Why would you want to change this rustic old can's appearance at all? It looks like the utilitarian workhorse that it is. Takes a lickin' and keeps on......
I'd leave it alone, and just fill it with fuel, and go.
BTW, good luck with getting a discount on the dented cans at Wally World, but maybe you're a better negotiator than I am.
Pop
I'd leave it alone, and just fill it with fuel, and go.
BTW, good luck with getting a discount on the dented cans at Wally World, but maybe you're a better negotiator than I am.
Pop
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highly doubt i could get a discount too, but each time i goto the store i look in amazement wondering how the #@!# they manage to crush the tar out of the cans... then i go do a 3 month remodel project in there stores (like the one im starting sunday night) and realize why there is not a strait can to be seen. dents dont really bother me.... but when the can can't really stand up on its own too well then i get a little bugged.
as far as my ole fuel can shown, ya leaving it well enough alone sounds good too now that you mention it, less work too!! just need to cut out a new rubber or cork gasket for the big cap. maybe order up a Coleman decal for it
still kinda thinking of some sort of a sealant inside it to keep the rust at bay. nothing very bad in there but slowing the little rust at the seams and making sure it stays sealed up sounds like a possible win win deal.
as far as my ole fuel can shown, ya leaving it well enough alone sounds good too now that you mention it, less work too!! just need to cut out a new rubber or cork gasket for the big cap. maybe order up a Coleman decal for it
still kinda thinking of some sort of a sealant inside it to keep the rust at bay. nothing very bad in there but slowing the little rust at the seams and making sure it stays sealed up sounds like a possible win win deal.
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Justin, try a little evapo-rust in the bottom of the can to remove the existing rust, then keep some gas in it and you should be good. The problem with sealants, is eventually they come off and clog things.
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Its appearance and condition will be a good conversation starter, too.
Pop
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i sure hope he would be proud, as i never met the man or my grandmother on my dads side for that fact, they passed on WAYY before i ever came into the picture. at the very least make my father happy to see 3 items of his childhood come back to life.
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This reminds me, I have an old coleman lantern in teh garage, the globe got shattered a while back, I winder where I could buy a new one?
Just went out and looked, it is a model 321B, which should be from some time in the 1970's, so it's probably not any kind of collectable, but I watched my dad burn a number of things with it when I was a kid, so it's got some good memories.
One nice thing is I still have the original cardboard box it came in, stamped "shipped to Zellers Canada, 7020 4th Street NW Calgary Alberta, which is right near where I live now, and would have been one of my dads preferred camping stores back then.
Just went out and looked, it is a model 321B, which should be from some time in the 1970's, so it's probably not any kind of collectable, but I watched my dad burn a number of things with it when I was a kid, so it's got some good memories.
One nice thing is I still have the original cardboard box it came in, stamped "shipped to Zellers Canada, 7020 4th Street NW Calgary Alberta, which is right near where I live now, and would have been one of my dads preferred camping stores back then.
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Not sure where around here stocks those globes. I just may rebuild it. Mine is the Green color, I've never seen one that's blue in person.
I have two of the coleman stoves as well, one that was my dads (all bunt to heck, but still works good) and another that I found at a yard sale for five bucks, it looks brand new, I fired it up once to make sure it worked, but I still use the dirty old one.
I have two of the coleman stoves as well, one that was my dads (all bunt to heck, but still works good) and another that I found at a yard sale for five bucks, it looks brand new, I fired it up once to make sure it worked, but I still use the dirty old one.
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I edited my post, Mike at oldcolemanparts can fix you up.
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