No not another lighter cautionary tale but...

[Aussiemike]

No I didn't light myself alight this time
This is one of my favorite lighters and about a month ago it went to what I would call free spool mode. When I rolled the thumb over it to light nothing. I thought mmm flint, I unscrewed the flint screw and it had like 3 in it mmm weird it must be cactus.
I looked at it again yesterday and thought maybe it had a spring in it I lost. I put another 2 flints in it and worked like a charm.
When it clapped out I was upset and know Zippo has one and was going to message him for advice but all is good now.
Just wondering if anyone else has had this happen and also am I missing a spring on this lighter?
You can tell I live on the coast with the corrosion on it like everything else metal around here.

 

[Timbo]

I've seen the spring tension lesson over time in some old lighters. Can you rewind the spring so that is tighter?

 

[Aussiemike]

I've seen the spring tension lesson over time in some old lighters. Can you rewind the spring so that is tighter?

Good idea ill have another look.

 

[Aussiemike]

I checked no spring on the tension screw I reckon I may have lost the spring in one of my playstation,pipe smoking benders
If anyone has one does it have a spring?
It is fixed now just have to keep the flint tube chockers

 

[Timbo]

That's a bugger mate

 

[D.L.Ruth]

Are you talking about the spring that pushes in the flint? If so I'm sure it is replaceable.

 

[gbann57]

I wonder if you could pirate one out of a flea market zippo? Mayhap with a little finesse....

 

[D.L.Ruth]

Maybe the spring from an old Bic if you have one laying around?

 

[Aussiemike]

Are you talking about the spring that pushes in the flint? If so I'm sure it is replaceable.

Yes, but wasn't sure if this model had one originally. Good idea on bic & zippo springs, thanks guys.