Propane Camp Stove Question

[MostWanted]

My mother recently passed away, and as I was going through her things, I found the camp stove that my parents used in our camper in the 1970's. I tested it, and discovered that very little propane is getting to either the stove or the grill, barely enough to stay lit, even when the knob is on highest setting.

I would like to be able to use this stove in my camper, if possible. It's a very nice, high quality unit, all aluminum housing and of course, there's some sentimental attachment to it. The brand is Firelight II by Firelight Leisure Products, which appears to have disappeared before the Internet.

Can anyone take a look at the hoses and propane hardware, and give me some suggestions on how I can get this working? If I don't have the tools to work with propane hoses and brass, what kind of place might have something like this?

 

[Button Pusher]

You may have to clean the jets with a small wire, try using a strand of wire from
a brass cleaning brush, that is what I use to clean the jets on lawn mower engines.
Condolences to your family.

 

[Mirac]

If it's not getting to either, then I would suspect a plug at the bottle end of the hose fitting. Try the advice above in cleaning out your orfice.

 

[CZfool68]

Yep, I'd take it apart and brush the burner to remive whatever rust or buildup may be there. It looks in decent enough shape it shouldn't be too hard to get working. If you can't get it working I have a barely used Coleman stove I'd part with pretty easily. It has just been sitting on a shelf for at least 10 years.

Sorry for your loss.

 

[Ferrisfan]

I would also try “back flushing” with some compressed air. You might have some old spider webbing in there.

 

[LeeMajors]

That style and age of house is prone for the inner liner to collapse.

 

[bigfelipe]

Is the 1st line unregulated? That's an odd hose setup...