If your engine has the older and more traditional methylated spirit fuelled vaporising burner then it is well worth changing the wadding. Over time this gets contaminated, reducing the capacity and efficiency of the burner. I was pleasantly surprised by the difference it made and it is quite simple to do now that I’ve found the right replacement wadding material. This kit contains just the right quantity of wadding for a standard Mamod vaporising burner.

It is relatively easy to change, but I’ll include some instructions anyway.

The second picture shows a burner with new wadding just fitted before re-assembly. The burner is not included – just a pack of wadding and instruction sheet!