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<p>[QUOTE="NCSophie, post: 4255695, member: 14107"]The collar on the bottom of the burner should be attached to the font. Your "missing" threads are what's connecting the two. It looks like the burner and collar were stuck together and someone tried to unscrew the burner but twisted the collar off the font instead. We use carburetor cleaner to break down the hardened kerosene that frequently glues these parts together. A penetrating oil like WD-40 would probably also work. My husband uses plaster-of-paris to re-affix fix collars, <$5 will get you way more than you'll ever need, but a more modern fix is glue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="NCSophie, post: 4255695, member: 14107"]The collar on the bottom of the burner should be attached to the font. Your "missing" threads are what's connecting the two. It looks like the burner and collar were stuck together and someone tried to unscrew the burner but twisted the collar off the font instead. We use carburetor cleaner to break down the hardened kerosene that frequently glues these parts together. A penetrating oil like WD-40 would probably also work. My husband uses plaster-of-paris to re-affix fix collars, <$5 will get you way more than you'll ever need, but a more modern fix is glue.[/QUOTE]
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