How do I clean the fuel line for the WhisperLite™, WhisperLite Internationale and XGK™ stoves?
Remove the fuel line from the stove by unscrewing the priming cup, then pushing down on the generator tube to remove it from the mixer tube (XGK model stove owners can skip this step). Remove the jet from the fuel line and clean it with the jet cleaning wire or shaker needle. Remove the cable from the fuel line, wipe it off, then reinsert it. Run the cable back and forth in short strokes, using it like a pipe cleaner to scour the inside of the fuel line – pushing it back and forth ten to twenty times. Concentrate your strokes in the area of the generator tube. This is where most of the clogging takes place. Pull the cable out and wipe it off. Repeat this procedure one more time, then reinsert the cable. Connect the fuel line to your pressurized pump and bottle and open the control valve to allow about a quarter of a cup of fuel to flush any debris out of the fuel line. COMMON SENSE PRECAUTION: When flushing keep away from heat, sparks and flame. Reinsert jet (and shaker jet needle for
