02/15/10, 01:41 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: central idaho republic
Posts: 1,843
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the valve is opened by turning the pump one direction and closed by turning the opposite.... adding a few drops of olive oil in the "oil here" hole will help the leathers from drying up, one or two drops at a time or take the pump out and add the oil direct to it. then once every year or two add a drop of oil and that keeps those leathers all nice and pliable.
The design is awesome, it has stood the test of time for over 50 years and old Army kitchens used a version of it only LARGER after WW2 up to the Viet Nam war [yes it was a war, people were not just "arrested"] Sail boats use a version of the pump for alcohol stoves [you can find those at old salvage yards for sale from time to time too]
For reference sake i have my dads single burner he bought in the late 1960's, 2- double burner pumpers, plus a couple of tanks that people tossed out into the garbage cause they wouldnt pump, my main camp stove is a triple burner pumper i bought used from an outfitter in 1988 when he upgraded to all propane and it was not new then, I last uesd it up in mining camp last fall...... it sits on my back porch ready for a winter power outage for cookin in the moonlight or whatever. As a kid my folks used one in the late summer-early fall to can applesauce outside to keep the heat down in the house... they are workhorses in my book.
And if you come by the old pumper lanterns, they have similar pumps and are more useful in that they will heat up a cold chicken coop once in awhile during a bad cold spell, just got to use common sense and not allow it to be able to be knocked over or fall off a nail [use a carabiner or snap latch to keep them secure] those old tools were built to last a couple lifetimes if properly cared for.
William
Idaho
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