Mike, I'm sure this is not an exciting discovery for you but, it is relieving to me. Keep us posted.
Thanks, Ken On 12/19/05, Mike Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Finally warmed up enough to try the PetroMax stove again. It flat out > would not light on plain BD, even when I heated the ring with a torch. > I mixed in some K1, and then a shot of gasoline. Finally got a weak and > spluttery flame - not enough to heat even a marshmallow. > > I dumped out the mix and filled it with new K1. Got a better flame, but > still not enough to heat any amount of oil. It still sputtered though > settled down somewhat > finally. It looks nothing like the cheerful flame in the video. I'm > going to call Britelyt today and see what they say. > > I suspect the problem has to do with pressure - the gauge came broken > and I think the stove leaks down. > > My BD brewing buddy is an old Army hand and knows this type of stove and > thought there is something wrong with the stove. > > -Mike > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
