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<p>[QUOTE="Gab, post: 4455746, member: 76340"]Did you accidentally oil the wheel edge as well, reducing friction. Is the Flint spring pushing enough, you might need a longer one or (horror) stretch it slightly before putting it back in. What fuel are you using, it should be Zippo or Ronson fuel. Ironically, I once got a polo that the previous owner has tried fuelling with Kerosine. It smelt different. Despite adding lots of fuel it wouldn't light unless I heated it up by first lighting it with another lighter. I didn't bother to do it yet but I read the way to remove wrong fuel is to take out wadding and wick and soak in ethanol, then replace and put correct fuel.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gab, post: 4455746, member: 76340"]Did you accidentally oil the wheel edge as well, reducing friction. Is the Flint spring pushing enough, you might need a longer one or (horror) stretch it slightly before putting it back in. What fuel are you using, it should be Zippo or Ronson fuel. Ironically, I once got a polo that the previous owner has tried fuelling with Kerosine. It smelt different. Despite adding lots of fuel it wouldn't light unless I heated it up by first lighting it with another lighter. I didn't bother to do it yet but I read the way to remove wrong fuel is to take out wadding and wick and soak in ethanol, then replace and put correct fuel.[/QUOTE]
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