Fuel Caps 101: Everything you ever wanted to know about Coleman fuel caps

How to remove stuck fuel caps and replace bad cap gaskets, plus everything else you ever wanted to know about Coleman lantern, lamp, and stove fuel caps.

[@bm3830]

Showing the actual 'burn-out and dunk' is *VERY* helpful. Other videos just mention it, and I could never tell if it should take 10 minutes (and reduce to ash) or 10 seconds to soften for picking. Much obliged!

[@wanttogo1958]

Great explanation of how to work with the 3 piece caps. I have a 228D that was my Dad's I am working to get back into service. It has all the original parts including the globe. The cap has the exact problem you addressed in this video so that's where I'll start. The pump is next. I have noted that the gas adjustment knob is stuck as well. Also there is some rust to remove from the cage and base the cage sits on and of course the nickle plated fount needs a good polishing. I will start with Mother's on it and see how that goes. I hope I don't have to use a buffing wheel but will see. Thanks for the great video.

[@Sjackson2369]

If in the case where you have issues with the cap or the gasket getting stuck, you can also apply heat to the cap with a soldering iron. Will also work to help dig out the old gasket from the one piece caps

[@jeromewalton5553]

Thanks for the very descriptive video. Replaced the o-ring on my Coleman 3 burner stove with the 3 piece cap. Back in business!!

[@jiggermanca]

Thanks, was fun watching !!

[@chrisl4661]

thanks for the info.

[@idahomountainelk]

Thanks for the video! Are the gaskets interchangeable on the one piece caps and the larger three piece caps? I’m working on a 413H and a 426D stove.

[@king.coleman]

They are not interchangeable.

[@kenbruce2443]

Hi guys, great video production. Would love a comment on the quenching of the insert Of the fuel cap. Copper when quenched remains soft, if you let it cool down slowly will be harder. What is best?

[@king.coleman]

It's brass, not copper. That said, I've never found it to be a problem. Quenching often helps break up the burnt gasket, but if you're worried about annealing the brass, you can let it cool without quenching and dig the old gasket out.

[@danielmoses6626]

This is great! I have a 1960's model 476 from Sears and I need to replace the filler cap. Would it use the smaller one or the larger one you showed in your video? It's hard to find references online to parts for the 476. Was there a Coleman model number that's equivalent? Thanks!

[@king.coleman]

476 was a series of lanterns and stoves made by Coleman for Sears. Many parts are interchangeable with Coleman models. To the best of my knowledge they all use either standard one-piece caps or the larger three-piece cap.

[@henrykwan325]

I have a one piece cap. What are the outer/inner/thickness dimensions? What material type? Where can I buy these?

[@765outdoors]

Very informative, I have a 220d and the cap gasket is bad, however the screw is stuck and I can not get it to budge. Any ideas on how to get it unstuck?

[@king.coleman]

Tighten the cap down as hard as you can, then remove the screw. If the insert/gasket is still slipping because you can't tighten it enough by hand, try tightening the cap with pliers. You can cover it with leather as I did in the video to prevent damage.

[@765outdoors]

King ColeMan thanks for the decent response time, I did get loosened, I don’t know if the screw is steel or brass I don’t have a magnet around but the screw is pretty poor shape and looks like it corroded to the cap itself. The top threads are almost none existent

[@765outdoors]

King ColeMan by the way, subscribed

[@Enjoymentboy]

Do you happen to know the thread pitch used on the 1-piece caps? I have a 335 fount with buggered threads and I'd like to try and restore them if I can find a die of the correct thread size/pitch. I assume it's a fairly "standard" pitch used but I can't find it anywhere online. Everyone just talks about the tapered hole for the valve and no one ever mentions the fuel inlet threads for the cap.

[@king.coleman]

I believe fuel cap threads are 13/16-27.

[@Enjoymentboy]

@@king.coleman This is fantastic. Thank you VERY much!!!

[@craig16216]

Do you recommend a good source for the gaskets?

[@king.coleman]

Old Coleman Parts has them.

[@peterc4425]

I have a 3 pc cap. The relief hole is in the top, not the side. Any idea what era that would be from?

[@king.coleman]

I'm not sure. I know I've run across a cap with the vent hole in the top at some point, but don't recall what it was on, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't Coleman.

[@aolvaar8792]

AGM with a top relief hole (nickel?) Spray fuel on a hot lantern, even worse than a side hole

[@king.coleman]

@@aolvaar8792 I don't know that it would make much difference. Whether the vent hole is in the side, the top, or it's a later Plamann cap, you just don't *ever* release pressure from a fount when the lantern is burning or hot. It won't make a difference which direction the vapour vents. And if you've overfilled it and end up with fuel spray, it's going to go everywhere no matter what kind of cap you've got.

[@keithcolvin8063]

Where can i find a replacement screw for my 3 piece fuel cap?

[@king.coleman]

oldcolemanparts.com

[@johndelladio3507]

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[@MrZorn88]

Great stuff , very informative video.But , that audio in this room are terrible.

[@king.coleman]

It's improved since. This was one of my first videos and I was still learning how to do things and working out the bugs.

[@chriswebb6153]

Your great the audio sucks.

[@king.coleman]

Apologies. I hadn't figured out all the audio issues in those earlier videos.