Zippo Butane Insert Fix

How to fix the Zippo Butane lighter to make it work better. Written instructions below:

1) Remove the two screws on the bottom of the insert, then take off the plate.

2) On the flame adjuster knob, remove the o ring and the brass limiter (pry the limiter out with the screwdriver). The brass limiter should look like a circle with a notch blocking the knob from going further in either direction.

3) Turn the knob 180 degrees towards the + direction. Test the insert. It should work or have a very large flame depending on how full it is. Put the O ring back on, but leave out the brass limiter.

4) Reinstall the plate with the two screws. Now, whenever the zippo fails to ignite, use the knob to adjust it more to the left until it ignites with a decent sized flame.

The issue is basically that when the Zippo gets to about 1/2 - 1/3 full, there isn’t enough gas in the chamber to produce enough pressure to sustain a flame. It comes out of a factory in China with a hilariously low limit on the knob. Please be safe, as to make sure every time you refill you turn the knob a bit towards the - direction, as you don’t want a 3 inch flame singing your eyebrows off. Dynamically adjust the knob whenever it fails to ignite towards the + direction until the lighter runs out of fuel completely.

Other than this, learn how to bleed a butane lighter (excellent videos already out there, but in short, press the nozzle for a while until you hear absolutely no noise from butane exiting before refilling) and use a good quality fuel. I use Colibri. Both of these are important for good function.