I just found a black and chrome IM Corona Old Boy lighter at a local Goodwill for $35. Not a steal if I have to pay $35 more to have it repaired, but a good deal if I don't. The issues are:
- It sparks OK, but can take 10 or more attempts to get it to actually light. When it does light, the flame is steady and even. The flint it came with is red. I've also tried replacing it with a Kiribi and also a Zippo flint with no discernible improvement. I tried stretching the spring a bit and also cleaning the striker wheel with a wire brush.
- When I fill it after bleeding it completely and with the flame adjuster set all the way to minimum, the gas blows back almost instantly. My Kiribi Kubota fills in just a couple seconds, but this is nutty fast. It feels wrong. The valve looks pretty standard and there's not room to fit any of the alternative valve adapters, so I'm guessing that the standard fill tube in the butane refills is the correct one to use.
Any ideas on why this would be so difficult to light? Any remedies you can suggest to try?
- It sparks OK, but can take 10 or more attempts to get it to actually light. When it does light, the flame is steady and even. The flint it came with is red. I've also tried replacing it with a Kiribi and also a Zippo flint with no discernible improvement. I tried stretching the spring a bit and also cleaning the striker wheel with a wire brush.
- When I fill it after bleeding it completely and with the flame adjuster set all the way to minimum, the gas blows back almost instantly. My Kiribi Kubota fills in just a couple seconds, but this is nutty fast. It feels wrong. The valve looks pretty standard and there's not room to fit any of the alternative valve adapters, so I'm guessing that the standard fill tube in the butane refills is the correct one to use.
Any ideas on why this would be so difficult to light? Any remedies you can suggest to try?