Vintage Colibri lighter - weird butane refill port??

05-27-2010, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by spectrrr

"Typically it's the white adapter with the widest nozzle you'd use to fill the lighter. Ignore the fit of the outer rubber ring, you'd need to place the adapter on the refill valve and press down. Some spray back will occur when refueling."

Blarg.... time to get a Vector and see if one of those attachments happen to work......

Target got it perchance? No wallyworlds around me....

Wow...blowback was actually something that was considered acceptable? I guess that would be ok if you really love the lighter and it's like an heirloom but blowback in a regular lighter for me just wouldnt be acceptable. Still think a call to the company would be in order to find a better way to refuel. As far as Vector is concerned their nozzle seems to be perfect for every lighter I have with no issues at all and the fuel is second to none.

spectrrr · 05-27-2010, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by md4958

Williams Sonoma carries it too Francis, there is a store at Copley

ahh, thanks!

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Originally Posted by Cigary

Wow...blowback was actually something that was considered acceptable? I guess that would be ok if you really love the lighter and it's like an heirloom but blowback in a regular lighter for me just wouldnt be acceptable. Still think a call to the company would be in order to find a better way to refuel. As far as Vector is concerned their nozzle seems to be perfect for every lighter I have with no issues at all and the fuel is second to none.

That quote was from Colibri themselves!!
In this particular lighter, blowback would be acceptable. Besides, if I can find a nozel the fits, I'm sure I can rig up a better seal on it

trent · 01-18-2018, 05:41 PM

I found this thread moderately helpful today. i got an old colibri cigarette case to use as a business card holder, and it came with a matching lighter.

ideally, i think, you would have an adapter with an off-center hole like this.

i do not have one of those, but one of my butane cans had other adapters on the lid, and i was able to make do with this fat one.

i canted it to the side a bit, so that the brass plunger wouldn't plug the hole, and when the lighter body got cold i knew it was working.

incidentally, whilst researching this today, i found out that you can clean a butane burner with zippo fluid and a q-tip. so now my knockoff st dupont works again. it's a great day for fire-making,

01-18-2018, 05:41 PM	#3
trent Just in from the Storm Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 1 Trading: (0)	Re: Vintage Colibri lighter - weird butane refill port?? I found this thread moderately helpful today. i got an old colibri cigarette case to use as a business card holder, and it came with a matching lighter. ideally, i think, you would have an adapter with an off-center hole like this. i do not have one of those, but one of my butane cans had other adapters on the lid, and i was able to make do with this fat one. i canted it to the side a bit, so that the brass plunger wouldn't plug the hole, and when the lighter body got cold i knew it was working. incidentally, whilst researching this today, i found out that you can clean a butane burner with zippo fluid and a q-tip. so now my knockoff st dupont works again. it's a great day for fire-making,