Aaarrgggghhhhh

[Baron_Kaz]

I have purchased Xikar fuel, ronson fuel, zippo fuel. Same results in all 3. And I do purge the lighter of the gas / air inside before filling.

But after I fill, I seem to be filling with air. Because the flame wont light up. And when I hold the gas ON and hold the mouth close to my lit stove, I get a very light blue flame. Then i know the tank is filled with more air than gas, and lo & behold when I purge, its air.

Its like 3 times purge, refill, but the tank seems to fill up with air.

I will check out the video as suggested. Does anyone have a link?

[ggiese]

I have purchased Xikar fuel, ronson fuel, zippo fuel. Same results in all 3. And I do purge the lighter of the gas / air inside before filling.

But after I fill, I seem to be filling with air. Because the flame wont light up. And when I hold the gas ON and hold the mouth close to my lit stove, I get a very light blue flame. Then i know the tank is filled with more air than gas, and lo & behold when I purge, its air.

Its like 3 times purge, refill, but the tank seems to fill up with air.

I will check out the video as suggested. Does anyone have a link?

Which way are you pointing the nozzle on the refill can? Towards the ceiling? Or towards the floor?

I definitely have no issues filling a lighter when I point the refill can nozzle towards the floor...

[TheGreekTitan]

If you've properly purged and refilled, my guess is that you don't have the flame adjusted properly. I've found with some torches there's a fairly fine line between too high and too low. You gotta find that Goldilocks zone.

[kevin7]

Ronson Jet lighters filled with Ronson butane. It works for me and it even works in my high $ Colibri . If you want to run 100 octane in your minivan by all means go ahead ,it's your $

[ashauler]

I use a bic. Of course, I have manly thumbs.

[Roger]

I have a Lotus lighter.... it performs very well....

[Mangyrat]

I keep 10 lighters on my desk and every damn one acts different when filling them up.

To lean how to fill them get a cheap plastic lighter that you can see the fuel level in so you can see how much air is trapped.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=0ttjmi4PK0A