I purchased said lantern off of Ebutt last week, recieved it and promptly tore it down so I could order the needed parts to make it work again. Well, when I was in the process of disassembly, I noticed that someone had tried to break it down and managed to mash the hole where the valve cleaner rod goes into the main part of the body. There was a small wad of Teflon tape in there to try and seal it but apparently it didn't work because there was some soot under the frame between the frame and fount indicating that a small fire had occured.
Anyway, I made a precheck of all the fittings and fuel is spraying out of that joint so I never lit the lantern.
Here's what I've tried to "fix" it:
* Aviation sealer in the threads
* Aluminum foil in the threads
* Copper wire
Nothing worked and there seems to be no replacement parts of the age of the lantern......... build date of 10-53.
Does anyone have a suggestion on a way to get it sealed up. I might take it to work and fit a copper gasket to see if that will do the trick. I hate to give up on this one, it's in really decent shape for a 55-year old lantern.
Jeff