Optimus 8R Petrol / Soviet primus pt1 / Gasoline Stove | Restoration 

I have this stove. Bot new Many years ago as a 'second burner' for my Svea123R. My most used camp stove! Totally Reliable! But use only Coleman fuel. You didnt let it warm up enough at the end - it will roar with a nice blue flame when running properly. I have never had to disassemble mine, but now know how. That flip shield over the tank is to prevent over-pressure with a wide pot. Thanks. Nice job. Jerry

I only wood have spraypainted it another colour. But that is a personal opinion. It was a joy to watch Great

I also have exactly this gasoline stove, but it is the Russian replica Primus PT-1. I bought it in Smolensk in 1984. It is still in very good condition. When the blackout comes, I use it to heat my coffee water 😅 Thanks for the video.

Very nice. For a "Soviet Union" copy of the Optimus 8R they are just as good. I prefer the soviet one for the ease of dismantling the box. And for only 3 euro's you got a bargain.

Great video Thank you. I bought one new in the 60s. Back then we used a paste, like sterno, in a tube to heat the burner. When it runs it sounds like a jet. I still use it and the oven that Optimus made for them. It and the Optimus candle lamp is what I used all through scouting.

Nice cleanup.I have one that I've used for many years to make coffee when I camp out. I made a wind screen for mine after seeing another stove that had one. A pure fuel and it'll burn with a hot blue flame.

I picked one up at a garage sale today for 5 bucks. In the original box. Never used and prime condition. Even has the funnel.

This stove was never used by the Soviet Red Army. I'm retired officer of the Soviet Army and I know it for sure. This stove was produced and sold everywhere for civilian tourists in late seventies. I still have the same in my garage.

Nice restoration! But all that cleaning and you preheated(obviously not long enough, hence no blue flames) with gasoline and sooted it up badly. I recommend using alcohol to prime if you like to keep things soot free. But you have to prime longer. Also, I find that I get a quicker prime by injecting the alcohol into the burner bell between the bell and the impingement plate. The bell has drain holes in it to allow the priming fuel to drain into the pan below, but some remains in the bell for a more thorough preheat. Regardless, if the flame is yellow like that, you need to stop and prime it some more. Hope this helps.

У меня точно такой же есть. Думал советский. Пользуюсь иногда, на бензине. Очень полезная и без отказная вещ. 👍👍👍

First time viewer at your site and I do enjoy watching the restoration of these old time survival equipment. I must say you have done a really good job on this one, as always the proof is in the functionality of the item and this one works beautifully. Nicely done sir very nicely done indeed.

This is a soviet stove. PT-1 ( ПТ-1 in cyrillic alphabet), also known as "The tourist's death" (Смерть туриста) or Satchel charge (подрьiв пакет). Of course, it doesn't live up to those names, because it's sturdy and reliable. As far as I know the main differences with Optimus 8R are: 1. Steel tank on PT-1 and brass tank on Optimus. PT-1 is said to be more prone to rust. 2. Paint on the outer box- the Optimus is usually blueish and the PT-1 greyish. Also, the PT-1 has that triangular sticker. 3. Parts are not interchangeable- there are differences in the threads. 4. The fuel cap on the PT-1 is not compatible with the pump for the 8R- it only serves as a safety pressure-release valve. Hope this helps :)

That's a very very nice job it looks great and works fine thanks for sharing your time and remember stay safe and make more great videos thanks again 🍺🍺👍👍🇬🇧

This was an interesting video. It's an attractive stove with a compact burner that can be used in modern times without any problems. Perhaps the official name of this stove is "Primus Tourist one". It was manufactured by Motol Sich, a Ukrainian company famous for its aircraft, and is a copy of the Optimus 8R. It is a copy of the Optimus 8R, but it is so elaborately made that it cannot be called a mere copy. In Japan, stoves of this shape have recently been gaining popularity. The early models of the Optimus 8R are especially famous and expensive. The PT1 is also becoming more and more popular in Japan, although it is not as well known as the 8R. Although it is a vintage product, it is considered to be as robust and reliable as the 8R. As a side note, EVER NEW also made a prototype model that may be a copy of 8R, and the prototype has been sold at auction.

Wonderful restoration!

Outstanding restoration, pleasing to watch, thanks for sharing. And I learned a lot about my own soon-to-arrive PT1, too! ;)

great clean up my friend well done

Hai, we had one just like that. Wonderful piece in use. I don’t know what kind of fuel you use but it smoked very Black. In originine you use spiritus witch gifs a cleaner flame an les residu on the burner. But, thats what we did 😊 liked the video a lot !!!

Very nice, subbed

I have a same type, but I found it an original new ( !!!!! ) in 2012/13 in a public disposal ( somebody sold an old house and put in the top of the garbarage ). Novadays I use in summer in Alps or any mountain region, little bit ( somebody say very big ) noise but still work, when it clean.

The Stove you have restored is a replica / copy of the renown Swedish made stove. The original stoves had a brass fuel canister and ran on petrol or shellite aka white spirits. These original Optimus stoves are now collectable and fetch a decent sum. Mine is now 40 years old is still functions as intended - although contemporary stoves are both much quieter and more efficient. Some models were equipped with fuel bottles and or pumps. If pumps are not fitted a priming paste is required to pre-heat the burner. This is the purpose of the dish beneath the burner. A little fuel dropped in here should be adequate for pre-heating.

Super trabajo de restauración Sencillamente excelente una pregunta si se puede saber de qué tiempo de que fecha más o menos puede ser la fabricación de esta joya se ve que tiene sus años Me asombra la fabricación de la rejilla tubular tan bien hecha Dada la época y la graduación de la intensidad de llama Una gran ingeniería Muy adelantados a la época Cordial saludo desde Medellín Colombia

Nice restoration of the Russian stove, but I was expecting a burns test

Esa mini cocina es para hacerse un café

good for camping.

Very nice restoration and really nice stove! I didn't see any washers/seals, was there any?

I use Aspen4 or Colemans to fill the tank and meths to prime it, that way it does not go black and sooty, would have been nice to hear it roar when fully running. Sorry but the stove was not running as it should do, it is supposed to roar like a jet engine.

I still have one of those!

No se puede decir que sea un trabajo de restauración, hiciste una buena limpieza pero dejaste algunas cosas igual de mal que al inicio. Los golpes en la caja metalica permanecen y no creo que haya quedado funcional. La flama debe tener una fuerza y tu la dejaste muy débil. Más empeño para lo que siga.

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Very cool little stove! Was that military? Looks old but still functional. You always seem to come up with something interesting! 👏👍🇺🇸 Roger

Let’s cook some chow!

El cilindro no se carga?

Subbed. Not meaning to nitpick but could have removed the dents from the casing

improper burning, the flame must be blue and powerful

Where is part 2

Hi I want to purchase this product How can I get this product?

Hi. Can Optimus 8r run on gasoline or desil?

this is not Optimus, this is a Soviet primus pt1 the wick must be changed, and the fuel system, pipes, tank must be cleaned

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It was made in the USSR. Name PT-1, Copied from Optimus 8R.

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Hello. This is not Optimus this is primus pt-1. Burner too cold to work propertly, when is hot flame will be blue and make noise like train. There is one working normal ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-48GqiM6-jDo.html

Примус-1, это Советская копия, трофейной "сырой" конструкции, бензиновой горелки, шведской фирмы "Примус" - работает она отвратительно! Потому что, в бачке с топливом, отсутствует насос нагнетания давления, а разогрев самой конфорки, бак с топливом не разогревает, и стало быть, давления паров бензина для нормальной работы горелки не создается... Этот конструктивный деффект, был устранен в следующей модели "Примус-2" (у меня дома есть такой раритет, на случай "зомби-апокалипсиса") - эта горелка, изумительна своей простотой конструкции, безотказностью в работе и неубиваемостью!!! Она применялась в период 2-й Мировой войны, немецкими горными егерями, в войне на Кавказе, в условиях высокогорья, до высоты в 5000 метров она работает, при любой погоде изумительно! (Советсткие альпинисты, использовали её, во время горовосхождений, до середины 90-х годов, пока не появились газовые горелки).

Вообще то это туристический примус, В народе его называли "смерть туриста". Рассчитан на использование низко октанового бензина марок А-72 и А76.