I just picked up a 220f from 1964 it has the sunrise globe. It was in rough shape had a mud wasp nest in it cleaner was sticking generator barely came off without damage. But I got her apart made sure it would hold Pressure . Turned the knob heard her hiss and then that amazing ignition sound. I can’t believe it runs as good as it does.
Remove the abspestos tube in the old lanterns generator and replace it with a rolled up piece of fine copper mesh (arts crafts stores) , and you can run unleaded, but it wont burn as bright.
How does a person safely depressurize a lantern? What if you lost count on the number of pumps and want to start over or your intent was to light the lantern but an emergency came up so you didn’t end up lighting it?
Dang man! Great lantern collection!!! Just a suggestion, as I needed to do the same…run to Menards, Home Depot, or otherwise, and grab some 1/4” mdf, Masonite, or plywood, and throw it on top of those shelves. You’ll notice a great difference in the LACK of sagging!
Geat video, my favorite are the 200a’s also. I actually just converted one to kerosene, a well used 1974. The only drawback I see with them is the price of the original globes. I refuse to buy one that isn’t made here.
Question? Im in tx and found a good looking 200a. It is used. And he has several others. For the one in particular he wants 100 for it. Is this a crazy price or is it about right. Also has a silver double mantle says 1950s but needs a couple parts and wants 60. Interested in both but is prices close to right?
There isn’t anything wrong with burning unleaded in any Coleman product. I think all Coleman’s are dual fuel. I legitimately think the term dual fuel is just Coleman marketing. I’ve used unleaded a number of times and I can’t tell any difference.
Very nice lantern,thanks for sharing. The whole way through the video I was wondering the cost of a replacement globe when you knock it over the balcony. 😅
NICE!! I just bought an old Coleman lantern because I can't stand that weird light the LED lanterns put out. When I'm camping I want that warm natural light of the old lanterns. PLEASE tell me you can help if I can't get my old Coleman I just bought up and working
What are the benefits of the three piece fuel cap? When you were unscrewing it, I saw the screw turning in while the cap was turning off. I'm guessing that the gasket was not turning while the cap was, which means less friction on the gasket as the fuel cap is cranked down? Does turning the screw a half turn in push the gasket forward allowing a better seal on an old, worn gasket?
It's been a couple years, and post covid inflation prices seemed to have affected lanterns, as well. While probably as plentiful as 220s, people seem to want to hold onto their 228s. And they're double to triple the price of a 220. I keep stumbling on cheap 220s and have a half dozen. Took me a while to find a 228 for sale, and it cost me way more than the $6 I spent on my last unfired 220.
Right now, propane is $4.59 for filling a 20 pound tank. Kerosene in one gallon jug is $30.00. Great vid. Made up my mind. Propane. Besides, a propane lantern is half the price of a dual fuel.
How do you know what size mantle your lamp uses. I just found an old 200a still in the box in really nice condition. I’ve been watching videos on how to repair them so I can take it apart and clean it up. I just thought they all used the same mantles. Also where is a good part source. Thank you.
I just picked up my first lantern at a flea market for 10 dollars .. a 286 made in 2000, never used, still in the box, with extra mantle also. I just have to ask because safety has been drilled into me from being a shipyard pipe welder for 40 years. Do you store those lanterns in your home with fuel in them? ... I am assuming that is your home, based on the rug, stairs, etc and not a shed. I read that to stop rusting, lanterns should be stored full to keep as much air as possible away from the metal interiors. ... that is a LOT of fuel to have in your house if those are all full? ... or do you keep them empty for weight and safety reasons?
I used aviation fuel in my colemans , way out in the remote wilds of Alaska a , 2 mo. Outing on my winter trap line venture !! This was cheaper and better to go long peroids of time !!!
I have the same lantern. Replaced the generator, took the frame off the fount and ran a brush tip through all the tubes. It's still flaming up. It runs ok with the valve barely open but when I open it up it won't stop flaming. I have let it run for mire than five minutes to let the generator heat up and still I get flames. Is there anything inside the tank that would be causing this problem?
Bill Cosby used to be in charge of wholesome children's education. It's about Fat Albert and the Cisby Kids. That was the best of Bill Cosby. You're showing me something that's wholesome education.
Great video, fun seeing the different lamps. I've been using diesel fuel in mine for the last bunch of years. Hmm, Whoops. Do you collect stoves? tHanks for the video. (I buy mine each summer at yard sales just filmed one a few weeks back).
Nice collection! I got my first one a few months ago. My 2 boys love them too, so I've started looking trying to get each of them one. Just learning about them has been fun and I've been able to service my stoves I have now too.
As far as the 220/228 goes the E and F models are my favorites, the later models with the labels on the collars look like crap, they remind me of a time when smog controls were put on cars in the early 70’s and ruined their performance. Coleman cheapened their lanterns at the same time by going to stamped steel burners replacing the more expensive brass burners in previous models. I think the F is the best looking model, I have a couple dozen myself.
That's always Coleman's party trick and selling point. All the liquid gas Coleman's will burn gasoline. It's been this way since the 1960's. So saying gasoline will only work in a Dual Fuel is a lie.
