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by **doug hodder** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:43 pm

It's all done but the test fire and the decal and the gold Coleman copy on the fuel tank (sprayed on). Hopefully I'll get the decal and stencil in the next week. I want to wait a while before I fuel it up. Holds pressure and the valves are all in working order. I'll wait a while before I fold it all up. thanks again Dennis, it was a challenging one to do! Doug

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by **rainjer** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:05 pm

Once again, WOW. Look like new. I hope the test fire goes well. I would like to see it in use at the Dam Gathering.

Jeremy

by **Mark72** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:48 pm

Looks great Doug! Can't wait to see to in action!

Mark

by **doug hodder** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:52 pm

Thanks Mark....and especially thanks for sending me the correct packing I needed for the tank valve. I'd be jury rigged without it. I'm sure I'll get antsy and fire it up this weekend...go back and buy up all that guys packings! Doug

by **Mark72** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:25 pm

I've been trying to buy both of the boxes off of the guy but he's not budging..Don't worry I am definitely going to get the rest of those packings for sure! I pick through and buy a bag full of parts every time I get over that way.

Mark

by **doug hodder** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:26 pm

Lemme know....I'll send dough! Those packings fit a lot of other stoves as well. Doug

by **Mark72** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:41 pm

Yeah like my auto cook kit, my AGM kampkook (both of them) and I think they will fit the small valve stem on my coleman lamps...etc. I don't know how many are left in that size probably not that many. They are only $.59 each so I will clean it out.

Mark

by **dmb90260** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:12 pm

doug hodder wrote: I'll wait a while before I fold it all up. thanks again Dennis, it was a challenging one to do! Doug

I had the easy part, spend $7, pick up a cardboard box of rusty stuff and send it off to someone with the magic touch. It looks fantastic. You done good.

by **Nitetimes** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:05 pm

doug hodder wrote:

Very nice! Helluva transformation there Doug.
:thumbsup:

Keep that up and somebody might start to think you know what you're doing..........and you know what that always leads to!!

by **Dean in Eureka, CA** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:06 am

That looks awesome Doug!!! :thumbsup:

by **BobR** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:23 am

It's a beauty Doug

by **Micro469** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:14 pm

WOW!!!

by **hotrod** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:05 pm

it looks almost too nice to use!! NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA they were meant to be used!! Lookin good!!!!

by **cherokeegeorge** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:38 pm

Doug, that looks really great. You are a true master at the resto. :thumbsup:

by **doug hodder** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:35 pm

I built a fire in it today....something on the top of the #2 burner caused the paint to pop, I'll have to redo it...I didn't really blast that one as hard as I should have...kinda looked like a powder coating on it. It didn't fire up quite as easily as the new stoves, flooded it, but once I got the right combination on the knobs it worked fine. Puts out a ton of heat! With the burners attached to the fuel tank type stoves, I don't fire them up while in the box, in case it dumps fuel all over the place on the paint. Doug

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