Coleman Sporster 533 dual fuel stove newbie advice needed

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I've picked up a Coleman 533 stove in a charity shop which appears almost unused, despite having 02/03 stamped on the base. I've not had one of theses before and find out about Aspen 4T etc, all good fun. I've tried it today and it's brilliant, tea tastes just the same using unleaded, though I'll most likely stick with my trusty Trangia.

The question is... is it designed to travel with fuel in it or does it need emptying? Probably a stupid question, I've tried Google without luck, nothing in the instructions, so turning to the UKGSER camping collective.

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Bloody good find that. I can’t help re travelling with it fuelled other than to say our old Primus stoves were always carried fuelled as was the Optimus petrol stove.
 
£5.95? Absolute frigging bargain that! :clap

Anyhow, as long as the seal on the fuel cap thing is ok I can’t see any reason whatsoever as to why it can’t be transported full of fuel. :nenau I’m sure people do carry them with fuel in.
Fill it up, tip it up and see if it leaks anywhere. :thumb2

It also says up to 6 1/2 hours run time on a tank full on the box. I reckon you wouldn’t use all that in one night so I’m pretty certain it will be just fine. I can’t see Coleman saying you need to empty it after every use.
 
Had one since 1982, or possibly the variant before it. Always travelled (carried in a pack) with fuel in the stove.

Top tip, don't refuel when it is still hot :) saw a bloke catch fire doing just that - can't fix stupid. I still have the stove and it still works. Parts are a bit harder to come by now though. Washer on the pump tends to dry out.

Also runs on Naphtha, but have used E5 forever :)
 
Mines in the shed still fueled from the last trip

Quick tip, make sure you put your finger over the hole in the primer pump knob,

Otherwise you don't build any pressure DAMHIK ;)

If you go to Tesco, you can gat a nice lock and lock round food contanier, they fit nicley inside
 
Santa-2512 said:
Mines in the shed still fueled from the last trip

Quick tip, make sure you put your finger over the hole in the primer pump knob,

Otherwise you don't build any pressure DAMHIK ;)

If you go to Tesco, you can gat a nice lock and lock round food contanier, they fit nicley inside
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Thanks for the tips, worked out the thumb over pressure knob hole! I was wondering what to keep it in, I did see a recommendation for a Nash Coleman bag, but the round food container is a good shout (y)
 
Santa-2512 said:
Mines in the shed still fueled from the last trip

Quick tip, make sure you put your finger over the hole in the primer pump knob,

Otherwise you don't build any pressure DAMHIK ;)

If you go to Tesco, you can gat a nice lock and lock round food contanier, they fit nicley inside
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No need to call him a knob! :D
 
They don’t run too clean on unleaded, the burner tubes slowly block with carbon. Good little stoves, I can’t remember what spirit folk used to run them on instead of petrol, mine was stowed away after draining of fuel years ago somewhere, perhaps my loft. I might dig it out and fire it up.
 
I use Stihl moto mix which is Stihl’s equivalent to Aspen. £25 for 5litres. Cheap it ain’t. I tend to keep it for the polesaws as these tools don’t get used as often as the saws. Moto mix, Aspen don’t gunge up the carb if left for a few weeks or months without use.

Can the Coleman stoves be run on white spirit?
 
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I could grab a litre of Aspen from my local lawnmower place and fire up my Coleman stove, at least it should stay clean for ages once stowed away again.
 
I use panel wipe on my Whisperlite stove and it runs well. When I tried it in my Coleman sportster it didn't run properly. The part of the stove above between the tank and the burner dish got really hot and the stove didn't "fire" very well. I use ordinary petrol now.
 
I’ve had one of these for years and never actually used it other than to fire it up (very) infrequently just to see if it still works. Couple of questions please.

1) Can they be serviced and if so where are service kits available?
2) What is Stihl Moto Mix or Aspen and why is it used with these ?

Thanks (y)
 
KMD said:
I’ve had one of these for years and never actually used it other than to fire it up (very) infrequently just to see if it still works. Couple of questions please.

1) Can they be serviced and if so where are service kits available?
2) What is Stihl Moto Mix or Aspen and why is it used with these ?

Thanks (y)
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Can’t help with service kits.
Aspen, Stihl moto mix are ethanol free petrol products either 2stoke or 4stroke. Expensive but don’t clog up the fuel system when left for long periods. So in my instance I use it in the pole saws as I don’t use them very often so it’s safer for the saw when left with fuel into. As I said it’s expensive £25 for 5litres of moto mix, I’ve only used the Stihl product.
 
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KMD said:
I’ve had one of these for years and never actually used it other than to fire it up (very) infrequently just to see if it still works. Couple of questions please.

1) Can they be serviced and if so where are service kits available?
2) What is Stihl Moto Mix or Aspen and why is it used with these ?

Thanks (y)
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As Glenn says you can leave the fuel in for longer with less damage. You can also use normal fuel then for the last run of the year use the posh fuel and it helps leave things clean
 
Nippy Normans supply Touratech, Wunderlich, Desert Fox and many other makes of accessories.
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