Works but hard to get started. It will start with starting fluid but you have to play with the choke to get it running long enough to stay running on its own. Once it warms up, it runs great! I bought it off Craigslist last year so i could take it camping, but honestly, I don't feel like working that hard just to make coffee in the morning. Maybe it just needs a carburetor adjustment, but again, I don't want to work very hard on it. I already have another plan for my morning coffee. Contact through CL Chat only.