Bought this at a flea market, seller said it should work once I refill it.
Filled it with butane gas from the valve on the bottom today, let it sit, but still won’t light. It releases gas and sparks a little when I try but no real flame. Not sure what else to try, don’t wanna make it worse trying to fix it.
I purchased a vintage Colibri gas lighter, but unfortunately it doesn’t work. I’m not sure how to get it working again, so I wanted to ask whether anyone here might know more about it:)
We have already tried filling it with gas, but it doesn’t seem to retain any of it. When the button is pressed, the lighter does open, but all you can hear is the mechanism clicking as it opens. There is no hissing sound or any other indication that gas is escaping.
Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find any information about this exact model online,only about similar lighters that use a completely different mechanism. As far as I know, this is supposed to be an original Colibri gas lighter from the 1950s, decorated with mother of pearl. Does anyone know which model this might be or how it could possibly be restored to working order?
Any information helps! I dont know a lot about lighters:/
Just bought it and found it the plastic was cracked. Is it saveable?