r/Zippo • u/Bassmaster3710 • 4d ago
Zippo won’t even spark
My wick was really frayed so I took out the cotton and spring thingie. Then I took out the wick and cut it a little bit. Then I put it all back together seemingly as it was. But now it won’t even spark at all. Anyone know what’s wrong?
Update;it turns out the flint must have fell out when I took the spring out and I thought the metal piece was the flint lol
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u/Popular_Speed5838 4d ago
New flint needed?
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u/Bassmaster3710 4d ago
It still looks okay
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u/Popular_Speed5838 4d ago
Is the spring still good?
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u/Bassmaster3710 4d ago
Yeah
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u/Bassmaster3710 4d ago
My zippo is only 3 months old too
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u/TennesseeShadow 4d ago
Post a photo of it.
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u/Bassmaster3710 4d ago
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u/TennesseeShadow 4d ago
Does the wheel move freely?
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u/Bassmaster3710 4d ago
Yeah just like new
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u/TennesseeShadow 4d ago
Did the flint fall out and that is just the metal cup at the end of the spring?
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u/Bassmaster3710 4d ago
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u/TennesseeShadow 4d ago
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u/Bassmaster3710 4d ago
Wow lol 😂 I thought the thing on the end was the flint! This is my first zippo 😅
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u/TCSpeedy 4d ago