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I have a new hobby,,,I have taken up repairing old Coleman lanterns
what you need
1 gallon of white vinegar
and steel BB's
a bucket
a tooth brush
and most likely a new generator
disassemble the lantern you will have at least some rust,,,,,,,,,
soak all rusty parts in the vinegar
if the tank is rusty I like to pull the valve,fill with vinegar let all parts soak at least an hour,,,
I like to let them set over night most parts you can brush with the tooth brush and most if not all will come off,,
,the tank once you have soaked it pour it out,(I save the vinegar for my next Lantern) once you have drained it put a good amount of BB's in it and shake well put the lid on and your finger over the hole the valve was in or you will have BB's every where,,,,,the shaking does not take all that long 5 minutes will be enough for most lanterns
time to rinse it out dump the BB's into a container note all the crap that comes out with them,,,rinse several times to check for rust shine a light into the tank it will be pretty darn clean
the pump on the old ones are made of leather ,oil it and most will come back to life
reassemble with a new generator your lantern should be about as good as new
there are a few small parts that can go bad but I have yet to find one that needed more than cleaned and a new generator
what you need
1 gallon of white vinegar
and steel BB's
a bucket
a tooth brush
and most likely a new generator
disassemble the lantern you will have at least some rust,,,,,,,,,
soak all rusty parts in the vinegar
if the tank is rusty I like to pull the valve,fill with vinegar let all parts soak at least an hour,,,
I like to let them set over night most parts you can brush with the tooth brush and most if not all will come off,,
,the tank once you have soaked it pour it out,(I save the vinegar for my next Lantern) once you have drained it put a good amount of BB's in it and shake well put the lid on and your finger over the hole the valve was in or you will have BB's every where,,,,,the shaking does not take all that long 5 minutes will be enough for most lanterns
time to rinse it out dump the BB's into a container note all the crap that comes out with them,,,rinse several times to check for rust shine a light into the tank it will be pretty darn clean
the pump on the old ones are made of leather ,oil it and most will come back to life
reassemble with a new generator your lantern should be about as good as new
there are a few small parts that can go bad but I have yet to find one that needed more than cleaned and a new generator
