Coleman stove question

[Catherine DArtois]

We have a Coleman camp stove that is having burner issues.  The left burner emits a steady yellow flame -- rather torch like.  We can't find any place to adjust it.  Anybody got any ideas or experience in this regard?

[RenRobin]

Is it a propane or coleman fuel stove?

[mpullen]

Look on the left side of the stove case. There should be something that looks like a clock winding key. That adjusts the left burner.

[Catherine DArtois]

it's propane. And there aren't any "keys" on the side...

[Lady Ann of Draycott]

We had one once that did the same thing...we couldn't figure out how to fix it so we just threw it away and bought a new one...

[tigerlilly]

Try cleaning it?  Maybe you can fit a pipe cleaner down the holes in the burner.  There could be crud in there that's messing up the fuel/air mix and causing incomplete combustion (yellow flame). Mine's a white fuel stove, not propane.  I dunno how cleanable the propane ones are.

[Catherine DArtois]

So when we buy a new one... do you recommend the white fuel ones instead?  or is there a good dual fuel model?

[Zaubon]

I've learned to love my propane stoves, but I use bigger ones than you do....grin

[Catherine DArtois]

Zaubon, you CAD!!! (Lady D'Artois slaps playfully at the offender's knee... )

[Lord Moravec]

So when we buy a new one... do you recommend the white fuel ones instead?  or is there a good dual fuel model?

Yes coleman makes a very good dual fuel stove.

[somefinfishy]

over the years I have had two camp stove fires ( I am very carefull)
both were dual fuels.
You could try cleaning it but as stated toss it and get a new one. or just don't use that burner.
propane is my choice.