Defueling tools

[canned o minimum]

You can afford SOAP ??

[Mukilteo]

Duh. It's just that bleach really cleans it.

[eamarquardt]

Duh. It's just that bleach really cleans it.

Bleach really clean my tea cups also.

Cheers,

Gus

[Lazybones]

I've been leaving the fuel in my lanterns. What's the reason for removing it?

[Wolffarmer]

I'm with you LazyB

It is pretty well sealed up inside the font. Better than in a Coleman can in my opinion. And I have burned fuel from some very funky looking cans with no problem at all.

Randy

[doug hodder]

Lee...I've got a bunch that aren't going to be fired up for a quite a while...and I needed the fuel as I was out of it. Stoves hold a bunch and if it's got an old lead gasket seal in it and it looses any pressure...means it can loose fuel. Old stoves without top filler caps are a bit different than the typical Coleman stove. Sometimes you just gotta de-fuel one to work on it. Doug

[wagondude]

Coleman fuel won't have all the gunk in it that gasoline does. It will get kind of gunky after a very long time where gasoline would in a matter of months. I fired up a stove that had just a splash of fuel that I am sure was more than 30 years old and it burned just fine, but there is still some gunk that needs to be cleaned out of the tank.

Bill

[Wolffarmer]

I have burned fuel that I know was at least 20 years old. There are other things to worry about. As long as it is sealed good.

Randy