OT isn't Coleman fuel same as unleaded gas?

It is NOT the same. Coleman fuel, also known as "white gas" (which may be the source of the confusion), is basically naphtha.

No it isn't; in some way it is much purer; using unleaded will foul your stove. I don't remember exactly how, but if you google on 'white unleaded gasoline' I am sure you will get an explanation.

It's not a "purer" version of the same stuff -- it's different stuff altogether.

The term is "white gas".

Hi Tom

For all I know, unleaded gas is very close to Coleman fuel but for the additives.

And here's what I found on info.

Notes on Coleman Fuel writes.......(Feb 2003) (Frank Schmidt, Senior Project Engineer, Appliances-Fuels-Patio Grills, The Coleman Co.) Coleman Fuel was developed in the early 50's as a replacement for "white gas" which in the US was readily available at hardware stores and gas stations. This was the original motor fuel, no tetraeythlead, or additives, also know as casing head gas, water white color. Was also used as a cleaning agent for mostly white materials, also a fuel for outboard motors and early powered lawnmowers. This source started to disappear in the 50's due to technology. The Coleman fuel of today has not changed in years, it is a blended naphtha with no lead compounds, and a paraffinic type. The benzene content is controlled to .5% by wt. or less and we add a rust inhibitor along with a green dye for identification. I will attach the specification for the fuel for your information. One point, you might find interesting is Coleman Fuel is the preferred fuel for fire eaters, have several inquiries a year as to the benzene content and is it safe.?? I also would like to inquire if your site, could be used by the Coleman Co. as a reference link in our site.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

Nope:

Naphtha is not gasoline.

I think this is the MSDS for Coleman fuel indicating pure Naptha:

Hi Doug

Yes you're right of course, the Coleman fuel we buy now is mainly naphtha.

What I meant was that unleaded gas is very close to the "original" Coleman fuel, but for the additives

It's the reason we can use unleaded gas in the Coleman stoves, but we might need to clean the generator as they can get coated with the un- vaporized additives.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

From the Coleman website:

Leo, I have a dual-fuel Coleman stove & lantern. How do you clean the generators?

Bill

Hi Bill Bill I never had to clean the lantern, but did the stove, you just disassemble the part that goes from the fuel tank through the flame of the burner, you can just clean that with a steel brush, or scrape the inside clean if you don't have a pipe cleaner type brush. Got a link here for the parts breakdown, there are several dual fuel stoves, and I assume you meant the original kind of stove not the newer compact ones, as we have a couple of those, only one is a Coleman though, my son took that one with him when he went for a 3 month holiday over there, and did use several different fuels there till figured out which worked best and what they called it over there. ;-)))

Okay ... just a general dis-assembly & clean up, then. I thought you were going to tell me to use rocket fuel or some such as a solvent.

I can do the 'take it apart, scrape out the gunk, put it back together' stuff but am running a little low on rocket fuel.

Bill