Lighter fluid substitute

Colman fuel is a combination, napha, benzene, and other patroleum products (white gas). It was designed to burn clean, with a constant temperature (BTU) in a lantern or stove with a heat generator. It will burn at 40 degrees below up to 120 above zero. The liquid expands to a gas at an exponential volume. The lanterns use a silk mantel to evenly burn the fuel and produce a very bright white. There have been both stoves and lanterns designed to burn kerosene. In years past Kerosene was called coal oil, and or number 1 diesel fuel, and fuel oil. Kerosene has a higher viscosity than number 2 diesel and is used in cold weather as a non gelling fuel. There has been another kerosene K-100 (white kerosene) that is refined to another level. For use in wicked stoves and lanterns. It has a lessor oil residue than the others mentioned. Lighter fluids are a variation K-100 with some perfume additives. There is a big difference Coleman fuel and Kerosene. You will find the temperature required to ignite Colman fuel to be much less than kerosene (less explosive).

Jewell triggers are fine working surfaces that work in a harsh enviorment. Any oil residue that would aid in lubrication is lost to dust gathering. Dust is very abrasive and hard to two moving pieces of metal. I believe Jewell suggest lighter fluid as a cleaner because it leaves little or no residue.

Most of the fine solvents disolve grease and flood away the dust.

Nat Lambeth
 
Same as white gas or as we used to call it coal oil.

As far as I know white gas was never coal. Coal oil was most likely diesel fuel. White gas is the stuff we now all use in our motor vehicles-'lead free gas/no lead gas'.

I recall once running out of gas, when in high school-late 50s. The garage right there on the corner had 'white gas'. Put a couple gal in-that old Nash Rambler would never got me home on coal oil.
 
If I recall correctly, In the northern states Coal oil was heating oil used in furances, Coal was used in heating homes and Coal oil got it name and the liquid version of Coal for heating homes.
 
Growing up, my grandparents used the term "Coal Oil" for Kerosene. "White Gas" was, generically, unleaded gasoline but also used to refer to Coleman fuel.
 
Me too. Growing up "coal oil" and kerosene were similar although in MN we had various grades, some stank worse than others. "#2 fuel oil" is what the stove in the church took.....Grades were for winter VS summer IIRC.

"White gas" stank less and some of the lantern fuels actually had/have perfumes added. I can still get lantern fuel here. In fact I've still got cans labelled white gas, coleman fuel, camping fuel etc because I've still got liquid fuel stoves and lanterns, outdoor as well as indoor models.

But I haven't messed with all that stuff for years, waiting for a 'real' outage..... for now we just crank up the generators LOL

al
 
So how does 'Coleman fuel' differ from our $3.85/gal no lead gasoline?? Someone told me Coleman is distilled one more time. I have a couple cans, partials, of coleman. I wont pay $8.88. I suspect the cans I have are marked $1.69.
 
I see 'rustystud' has told us what the difference(s) are.

At one time Coleman made stoves/lanterns that burned 'any fuel'. The only thing that could have been different is the generator on the stove/lantern.
 
But,

are any of these suitable as a substitute for Rosinal lighter fluid for flushing a Jewell trigger?
 
colman makes a twin fuel stove and lantern...white or unleaded...
the unleaded is down on btu's in the stove........

mike in co
 
Going back to my younger years, white gas was what pumped out of Amaco Stations. They didn't sell leaded gas.
When winding up the TR4, there were no dead spots in power as the tach climbed. Like I said earlier, it ate the valves.
 
on my ugliest gun, I would not dump lighter fluid or anything for that matter down thru the action while in the stock. Whether pull
pins or trigger hanger, triggers are easily removeable unless you have 4 thumbs. The blast effect of a spray can with small tube
installed works like a charm to dislodge grit and foreign crap. That lighter fluid has a lubrication ability , is stretching ones imagination.
Arnold states, no lube is needed and its presence would simple collect grit. Leave the WD-40 in the tool shed and half your problems
will be over.
 
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