Newer Coleman lanterns can use regular unleaded gas.
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Jim Nichols wrote:
> Yes, Bill, I just picked it up off the shelf in my garage, to see if it had
> any instructions concerning replacing the mantle. I have used it very
> little, and last time was years ago. It has a single mantle and a small
> chamber that is filled with alcohol and fired off to heat up the system and
> get the kerosene flowing.
>
> I think you are correct that most of the older Colemans used white gas.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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>> Did Coleman ever make a kerosene lantern that used a mantle? I have a
>> Coleman that is at least 65 years old and it uses white gas. I always
>> attached the mantle, burned it without the gas turned on and then used it.
>> Bill
>> Barber
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 9/16/2009 4:33:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
>> jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>>
>> I have a Coleman kerosene lantern which uses a mantle, which I have not
>> used
>> in years. If I remember correctly, you were required to fire the mantle
>> before using it. The remaining material is stiff and brittle, but creates
>> the glow of the lantern.
>>
>>
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