Coleman Stove Model 425 Teardown Maintenance Rebuild and Leak Repair
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- čas přidán 12. 03. 2021
- Today we have a Coleman stove model 425 Series E For teardown, cleaning, maintenance, and rebuild. Also, the fuel valve is leaking and will need to be addressed. The fuel tank was not only disassembled and cleaned but also powder coated due to the poor state of the paint. The whole fuel valve is disassembled as the packing is also to be replaced. The packing was purchased at oldcolemanparts. This model uses the small valve stem packing
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It is rare to find someone who has the mind of an engineer, skill with a camera, and great command of clear, precise, English. This would have been enjoyable even if I did not own such a stove (and an old, single-mantle lantern, that still works great after forty years). Thank you!
You're welcome.
That is so funny, you said single mantle lantern. I was at a flea market a day before a storm was to hit here in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada where I purchased a 23-year-old Coleman 286 that has never been out of the bow, styrofoam still around the glass, and a 425 Coleman stove that has never been turned on, but I was worried about dried up seals, leathers, etc., and here I am, making sure I don't burn the house down by lighting them up without educating myself first.
I only hope that it is not too hard to find that valve seal for the gas valve on the 425. I assume all the seals on both units here are dried up and dangerous.
@@retrotechandelectronicsPays you a really nice detailed compliment and your dumbnavyass says….you’re welcome⁉️⁉️⁉️
Well said. That’s what I’d like to comment.
This has to be the best restoration video on these stoves. The restoration of that tank, puts you in the top league!
Thank you.
I have an old Coleman stove that I would like to disassemble and clean up so I have watched at least a dozen videos over the last few days. Without a doubt, this is the most informative "how to" video I have found. Thanks for being so thorough & clear in explaining the parts, clean up & repair process, and proper storage.
Glad to help
@@retrotechandelectronics Yes, I agree. I had one tech who really wasn't clean and I screwed up the fuel tank, then another guy make it more clear. This guy is very clear and explain things well.
They are not too hard to work on…. Take pictures of disassembly but not complicated…. Fixed mine it took two weeks for fuel tube to get here but it has not given me problems in over two years
Yes, I really learned from this video. Such careful, precise work. The quality of photography, just everything came together. You are definitely gifted, thank you!
A no nonsense, straight forward instructional. Great camera positioning. Well done sir.
My wife calls it an overabundance of tripods and gimbals for all occasions
This is by far the best how to video I’ve seen on CZcams on anything ever! Thank you very much for taking the time to do such an amazing job at explaining, showing and demonstrating the process
Wow... thanks.
I’m in the midst of tearing down and rebuilding a Coleman 413F stove . Your video ( I’ve watched numerous ) is by far the BEST !! I can now continue with the rebuild with a lot more confidence!👍👍 Thanks .
Excellent video. Just bought a 45 year old stove like this . Glad there is people like yourself that makes these videos
Thanks 👍
So great to see & hear a lucid, logical, eloquent disertation. Well done! These are great SHTF stoves. Everyone should aquire one for camping, winter storm power outages.
Thank you kindly!
I have one that is over 50 years old and has never been maintained, and after hurricane Ida I brought it out and it burned great one gasoline. I used the same stove for 5 months on the road in 1999. One of the most elegant engineering designs I have ever seen!
Fantastic in-depth video on the proper maintenance of these old stoves.
Thank you for helping people keep these things going. The modern day Coleman products are no-where near as good as this era.
Glad to help
The best how to video I've ever seen on CZcams on any subject. Thanks so much.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent video demonstration...I inherited 2 of these from my late father in law, been sitting for at least 6 years. Been scared to mess with them, but after this I'm comfortable with getting them back into usable condition. Thank you for excellent demo on complete teardown
I have watched other videos on cleaning these stoves. Your video is the most comprehensive and thorough demonstration of the complete tear-down, cleaning, and reassembly of the Coleman stove. Your video is a confidence booster.
Glad it was helpful!
This is an incredible breakdown. Just found one of these in my parents basement crawlspace and wanted to set it up for camping this summer. This is everything I needed to know in marvelous detail, thanks again!!
Glad it was helpful!
If you don’t already publish instructional videos for a living, you definitely could. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a clearer explanation of steps involved on any subject matter. Well done.
I hear that alot.... Thats not my actual profession though.
Your the first person that did it the right way . Powder coating thumbs up 👍 .
More to come.....
Excellent video with step by step instructions. I recently found my Coleman 425E hiding in the attic and I will restore using this video. Thank you.
Glad it helped
Just picked up the same stove at a flee market . New in the box , never used . Got it for 20 bucks .
I have a job like this that I need to get done. Thanks for adding to my weekend chore list.
It's very apparent you know what the hell you're talking about. Definitely not a rookie. Very well described. No BS. Excellent. Thanks!
I’m glad that you found it helpful.
This was fantastic. It is the most comprehensive yet understandable disassembly and reassembly I think I have ever watched.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Excellent video, I mean excellent. I'm in PSL, FL. Every few years I have to bring it out for a hurricane. My great aunt bought mine for me for my 16th birthday, 49 years ago.
I subbed
Excellent break down and repair of the Coleman Stove . Thank You.
You're welcome.
Excellent tutorial on refurbishing the stove. Best video yet. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Fixed my leaky '84 single fuel, worked like a charm. Thanks!
Glad it helped!
Thanks for your time it's going to help me with my dad colman 413G were having to put him ina nursing home
Excellent video, thank you for posting it.
Just got down a 425E from a shelf in the garage where it has been sitting for 30+ years. The tank had some coleman fuel in it. It was my folks which I inherited. Oiled the pump (leather cup) and emptied the old fuel into a can. Found an excellent YT video (this video!) that shows how to test the tank and valves before you put fuel into the tank. My tank & valves tested OK. Then filtered some of the old fuel thru a paper coffee filter back into the tank, pumped it up and it fired right up and ran great. Pretty amazing after 30+ years of storage. Brought back childhood memories of camping & cooking.
Perfect how-to, thanks. I have one we haven't used since the '70s I'll have to go through. Thanks for serving. USAF 1958-1970
Its probably still service ready
Best video on these things I have seen.....Bobby below is spot-on.
Thanks I have my Grandfathers old 425B I plan on restoring. This is going to be on repeat in my garage for sure.
I'm guessing this is a mid 1970s model Coleman Stove.
We had one. Great stove. Great memories. Great Video.
Hmm. I didn’t check for a date code. I should and post in comments, thanks.
I would have used a scotchbrite pad and Dawn dish detergent and water to clean the parts. Then, reassemble the stove back together. Your video helped me fix my Colman 425.
Very nice video with concise easy to understand commentary.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Great vid. Thank you for going through the entire process. Well done sir.
Thanks for watching!
That was excellent. Good precise english skills and excellent camera work.
Thank you very much!
You video was EXCELLENT!!! Even a 74 year old woman could do it after watching you. Appreciate it
Glad it was helpful!
Yes, that's me! I'm a senior but love camping and the assorted cooking gear. So much fun!
Ditto on all the positive comments. I thought I was Mr. Fix It. Top notch!
Thanks so much for this! My stove had accumulated some residue over the years, and the burn was a little weak. With the help of this video, it's running like new again, despite its trail-won battle-scars.
Glad I could help!
Thank you. This was very well filmed and narrated. Was straight to the point and didn’t waste any time, had all the relevant information I needed.
Youre welcome.
Extremely helpful! Best restoration video I found! Got mine up and running well! Thank you! Bless
Thanks! glad you liked it.
Such a fantastic video sir! In depth knowledge of every element, presented perfectly with no wasted time. Very much appreciate you taking the time to make such a detailed video. It really helped me. One of the best tutorial videos I've watched 🙂 Best of luck
Thank you.
Such an excellent video! It should win a prize for quality.
Glad you think so!
This was a very good repair video. The information was concise and easy to understand. I have looked at several and overall this is the best one.
Awesome, thank you!
Thanks so much for this video! I just found two 425s at our local transfer station for free. They are in great shape and I will be using your video to help guide me through their checkout
Thanks so much!!!
Very informative video, thanks! Now I have something to search for when I go rummaging.
Glad it was helpful!
Bravo. I just pulled my 425 out of the attic, which we used one time 30 years ago. Looks brand new but it is shooting yellow flames out of the burner. Now I have a idea what we need to do.
Love that Army Stove!
Thanks!
Excellent information on a complete rebuild of these stoves...I have 2 that have been stored for decades that need to be gone through & rebuilt to get them functional again...I have a 425D & 425E...can't wait to have 2 fully functional classic Coleman stoves!
Make a video and share…. It would help us get more ideas to fix and restore them.
They probably work just fine as they are!
WoW! Bud you brought back old times for me ! I was a Coleman repair guy .. I could still smell the fuel and cleaner while you did the video . BOOM you did it just like we did it ! GREAT JOB .
Your video is impressive to say the least and you are very articulate. Respect sent and Thank You.
I have a 425 and a 424...looks like I just found 2 projects! Great video, thanks!
You're welcome/
the best video on Coleman stoves i have found thanks
Glad you liked it!
8/16/2022
I have an older model version of this stove, probably an A or B version, ( none of the seams are rounded) which I found in the trash about 40 years ago. So it's somewhere close to 60 years old or better. At that time it was rough, but only needed a new fuel cap and generator innards. I have always wanted to rebuild the old girl, and now I have the process to do it. Thanks for a fine instructional video. Rust removal may be problematic though.
These old stoves are rock solid and should be part of everyone's preparedness kit. I have a propane Colman, never used it in 22 years, still in its box. I'll go to the old tried and true "White gas" version every time. ;-)
My grandfather recently passed away and he had one of these in storage. I took it thinking it was a propane stove and almost took it to the scrap yard thinking it was a piece of crap before I did some research on how it works. I thought it was the coolest thing. When I got home from work, I took it outside and with the old fuel inside and it being in storage for who knows how long it lit right up and worked perfectly. It's the 425B so I believe it's at least 60 years old. Can't want to pull it apart and get it cleaned up. Your video will definitely help. Thank you
Enjoy it!
Awesome video. I have an old Coleman three burner stove from the 60's. I see a project in my future. 👍👍
Very cool!
Cleaned my 76 425 today after watching this video. Everything went perfectly and now I have a great running stove.
Fantastic!
Outstanding presentation! All good clearly shown info with no ramble babble.
Thank you kindly!
Great video very through! I have the same stove someone gave me. I love the powder coating! It looks amazing! Thanks for the best one I've seen yet on this!
I have another up and coming Coleman powder coating project to be released soon.
Thank you for this video. now i know how to maintain and clean my newly bought stove. Many videos i watched guys told they threw there stoves away because of malfuntion. if they saw your video i am sure this would not have been necessary to buy a new one. Greetings from Austria (Arnold Schwarzenegger not Australia)
This was great, and I thank you very much. My father started camping up in the Adirondacks in 1955 or so, me in 1967 as a young boy, and I carried on the tradition after his death in 1987. I still use the Coleman stove he bought in 1956 but have never done any work to it. We used to use unleaded gas, but switched to Coleman fuel decades ago. I've never drained the fuel upon storage and never had a problem just pumping it up and lighting it. Always works fine. But it's been a few years, and after 67 years I think it's worthy of a rebuild. Will buy the graphite from Old Coleman Parts (maybe a new pump leather or whatever they use these days) and hope all the other parts are in serviceable condition. Have to find a place that will sand blast/powder coat the tank...
Mine was always roaring with orange flame, then I realised after watching your video I had to turn the pump valve round 1 turn it fired up perfectly. Thankyou
You’re welcome, glad to hear it.
This is a very thorough video. Nice job.
Glad you liked it!
Thank you, i just bought an unused 425F from '79 and wanted to give it a thorough de-surface rusting and inspection, this guide was perfect.
Glad it helped!
Thank you for posting this video. It helped me diagnose and fix a leaky 425E for literally no cost. Very happy!
Great to hear!
Great video..I began working at Coleman on August 25th 1971...My first night on the job was on this campstove line. Over the next several months I performed every position on the line. Back then it was a great company to work for. Very family oriented.. I spent 35 years with them through 3 mergers and acquisition.
Very cool!
Thanks! I just bought a new Coleman 424, which I think is exactly the same mechanically beside minor changes maybe... your video will be very useful to keep it running for the next century :D thanks and greetings from Italy!
Great Job now just sandblast the case and repaint!
I have considered this as a seperate project.
Very good video. Taught me more than I needed to know. But that's a good thing.
I got a brand new never used Coleman 413g from 1972. Still with original paperwork and cardboard I almost don’t wanna use it it’s so cool but I’m probably gonna use it forever
This is the BEST video on this topic. It might be good to show a later version of the tank pump that dispensed with the retaining half-moon ring and replaced the pump piston leather with rubber.
This is the only version in my possession
I love watching video how how things work I am not knowledgeable when it comes to this stuff so this is kinda like being in a class room which I love thanks so much!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice detailed video! Seeing the paint job on the tank was worth it alone! Love it!
I may do the rest in another video. Its not paint, its powdercoat
@@retrotechandelectronics Yeah, figure of speech. I think powder coat is a good idea.
Thanks, very timely as my 425 E is doing noting but blowing yellow flames and leaking in the interior. Great teaching style and it reminds me of the classes I had in "A" school back in the old days of the Navy.
I remember A school, good times.
yep, back when we were teenagers
Great video. This will be super helpful as I refurbish my Goodwill find. Thanks so much.
Glad it was helpful!
I just did maintenance on that same stove, mine is 1977 vintage, still works great
Yeah, they can last forever.
I love the old ww2 squad stove on your bench. Had one of those in 1967!
I have a video in the coleman section for the restoration of that unit too.
Fantastic video! I'm surprised you didn't refurbish the case!
Not yet... Maybe soon.
Thank you, I needed this. I'll probably be watching it quite a few more times as I get mine going again.
Glad to help.
Going camping soon and I have a 413E that's having gas flow issues, your video was the first to pop up after a quick troubleshooting search. Excellent demonstration, your video was edited so that visuals were clearly displayed, and your vocabulary was very precise in diagnosing and addressing found issues. I found this video incredibly useful and I can't believe your audience is as small as it is for the attention to detail you've given. Your channel is definitely deserving of more exposure, you've earned a sub out of me!
My videos are a niche market...
I’m a new follower also.
@@retrotechandelectronics , I think many people use Coleman stoves for camping & emergency use. They’ve been around for many decades. Coleman is similar to Tide, or Bounty PTs. A recognized brand, that I think most Americans recognize & don’t consider buying any other Brand. I’m looking forward to seeing this stove totally restored! As many have requested! TY. Great educational video. I’d rather repair versus buying another 1 in our throw away economy.
@@ActorKevinOlson I also use it when we run out of burners and need an extra for boiling.
Great tutorial! Precise and clear instructions
Glad it was helpful!
Outstanding in every aspect. Retired Stationary Engineer, Steam power plant for a state facility. Ongoing seminars & conferences, upgrading tech classes every year throughout my career. I know many people who would do just as competent a job on this rebuild, very few who could teach it in as fine a manner as this video. Excellent vocabulary, everything to the point, great step-by-step procedures with the proper explanations of functions. I only regret my lack of access to shop equipment since I retired Thank you for the effort and time you put into this, I know this will help a lot of folk who are not tradesmen.
Much of the tools needed, albeit slower in process could be found at harbour freight.
Already there. Miss the 20% coupons, new store just opened 5 miles down the road. But when I worked, I was welcome in all the shops to use their equipment within my abilities, as everything was put away and the space and equipment was cleaner than when I arrived. I retired in 2012 and my home tools just don't match the equipment, tools and especially the professional advice. I also took care and did the repairs on the HVAC/R ans steam systems as that was my shops' jobs.
This is great and clear, also you get to the point not like most CZcamsrs that are more interested in showing their face, thank you for this good video
Excellent video! Thanks for making this. Love these stoves.
Glad you like them!
Helped out alot. Paint that case and get it new looking too.
Have needed this vidio for years,thank you.excellant!
Been looking forward to this. 😃 I love your restorations/maintenance clips, some of the best on CZcams. I hope you stay safe.
Were all safe, thanks for asking.
Good job! One of the best Coleman stove work videos on here.
Thanks 👍
I have many coleman stoves and will definitely use ideas you're video showed me
Excellent job. Just picked up a new 2 burner so now I know more about it’s maintenance procedures. I have a few older (ancient) lanterns around 1960 ish that I’d like to disassemble, clean up and rebuild if necessary. Possibly you have something on the lanterns to share. Thanks so much. May God Bless
You are in Luck, I have a whole lantern series coming out in a few weeks.
Excellent video. I just got my first coleman brand new. First thing I will do, is to remove all screws and ad a bit of ceramic high temperature grease. That will help when the unit has to be serviced later on.
Excellent video, extremely well done and great editing.
Thank you very much!
Thank you! Now I can really go to work! Very detailed - I needed that.
Glad it was helpful!
Just what I was looking for, thank you!
I use small brass nuts with radiator cleaner and HOT water in rusty tanks and shake gently for 10 - 12 minutes, let cool, open up and pour out a ton of rust and debris. Clean again with denatured alcohol, dry tank with compressed air and wit.h caps off set in the hot sun. 80- 95 per cent effective in removing rust and gunk. But: pressureize tank and immerse in water, any bubbles coming from tank body means tank is no good and unrepairable.
Excellent video
Thank you very much!
Nice concise and detailed tutorial-very helpful!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video! Very helpful 👌 ☺
I was gifted one of these the other day, used (barely). The tank wasn't emptied....this should be fun. I can't get it to pressurize, so it looks like some work ahead for me. Thanks for the video as I've never used one and was pretty clueless as to all the parts and what they did.
Some people forget to keep their finger on the hole of the pump as they close it. It’s important to do that. Otherwise u loose lots of pressure. The other thing is the --I valve, it must be in the proper position & both burners turned off.
Thanks for this well done demonstration - professional and entertaining at the same time.
You’re welcome.
Great video! I just got my 425F out of storage where it's been for 25 years and I'm trying to get it to work again.
Good luck, hope the video helps.
Thank you for such a great video.
Glad you enjoyed it!