17 Troubleshooting
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Burner will not | Fuel bottle empty. | Refill fuel bottle 2/3 full with clean and |
light or flame |
| fresh Coleman® fuel or unleaded fuel. |
self- |
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extinguished. |
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Burner will not | Little or no pressure in fuel | Check connections for leaks and |
light or flame is | bottle. | pump 40 strokes. |
low or flame |
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self- |
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extinguished. |
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Yellow flame. | Excess fuel in burner. | A yellow flame is normal until the |
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| generator warms up. If yellow flame |
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| persists, turn off stove, allow flame to |
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| If necessary, invert stove to remove |
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| excess liquid fuel from the burner. |
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| Follow lighting instructions. |
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Low heat. | Generator tip plugged. | Turn flame adjuster back and forth |
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| several times to clean generator tip. |
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| Be sure to use only fresh and clean |
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| fuel. |
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Low heat. | Faulty generator. | Replace with a new generator. This is |
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| a normal periodic maintenance |
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| procedure. The generator life is |
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| dependent on the type of fuel used. |
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| Generator life is extended by using |
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| clean Coleman® fuel. |
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Persistent small | Faulty generator. | Replace with a new generator. |
yellow flame. |
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Persistent high | Failure in the fuel delivery | May need to replace pump assembly. |
yellow flame. | system. | Please contact Consumer Service |
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| (see page 18). |
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Intermittent short | Failure in the fuel delivery | May need to replace pump assembly. |
blue flame and | system. | Please contact Consumer Service |
rapid loss of |
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pressure. |
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Yellow smokey | Spider webs, insects, or | Remove burner to inspect and clean |
flame. | other obstruction in the | the burner and air tube. |
| burner and air tube. |
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Pump does not | Pump seals are dry or | Squirt a few drops of oil in the OIL |
pressurize the | worn. | HOLE in the pump cap. This will keep |
liquid fuel |
| the pump functioning properly |
canister. |
| (Fig. 41). If this does not correct the |
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| problem, replace the pump seals or |
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| purchase a new pump assembly. |
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Intermittent | Stove has been operated | Adjust the flame to a higher setting |
yellow flame. | for an extended period of | with the FLAME ADJUSTER. |
| time at a low heat setting. |
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