Dru Posted August 2, 2001 Share Posted August 2, 2001 Sounds like they just gave you a new one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtflyfisher Posted August 2, 2001 Share Posted August 2, 2001 They gave you a refurb. They'll rebuild yours later and give it to the next guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalswamp Posted August 2, 2001 Share Posted August 2, 2001 I hheard they give them a sonic bath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted August 2, 2001 Share Posted August 2, 2001 I had the exact same experience. They gave me new everything, pump, windscreen, shaker jet. Made the thing look brand new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted August 2, 2001 Share Posted August 2, 2001 Refurbs, can't rebuild a stove in 5 minutes even with a sonic bath unless you're like Gomer from FULL METAL JACKET. Soak your stove in bicycle degreaser or citrus cleanser, attack it with a tooth brush and rinse with white gas or solvent, then h20 and a thorough drying out in sun or a hot window /garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forrest_m Posted August 3, 2001 Author Share Posted August 3, 2001 So I finally got down to the msr factory store to update my old whisperlite with a shakerjet (yeah, that's me, right on the cutting edge of technology). They did a very nice job, $25 for a new fuel rod, generator, jet and flame spreading rings. What's really cool, though, is that they somehow cleaned the whole rig so that it looks brand spankin' new. They only had it behind the counter for maybe 5 minutes, but it is shiny and clean like it hasn't been since it first came out of the box. I clean my stoves regularly, but I've never been able to achieve anything like this level of factory-freshness. What I want to know is WHAT DID THEY USE TO CLEAN IT AND WHERE CAN I GET SOME? Any ideas? (they also gave it back to me in a new stuff sack with new windscreen/reflector. not really necessary but i thought it was a classy touch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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