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Unable to light our stove:  The pump action is very loose and there is very little resistance;  despite pumping hundreds of times there is no build up of pressure at all;  there is no fuel coming through to the burners;  can hear no sound of fuel coming through.  Any suggestions? 
It is a recent second hand purchase and was supposed to be extremelly reliable and only used half a dozen times.  User error or duff purchase?

 Have you got your finger over the little hole on the pump ???

 It is at the end of the plunger, pump whilst holding your thumb over the hole, then after the required number of pumps, still with your finger over the hole, screw it down.

 You then should lift the light lever up, hold a lit flame on the burner, then turn on fuel quickly, it should then light, and after 1 minute turn the lighting lever down, you should have a blue looking flame, just as a gas burner.

 After around 25 pumps it will start getting more difficult to push in because of the pressure.

 Hope that someone can help, they really are a great stove.

 If you search for coleman dual fuel cookersl, im sure that you may find more info, including a link showing you how to dismantle and clean them.

Even if the stove has not been used much it may be a bit gummed up if it was stored with fuel in it. May need strip & clean.

Try putting some soapy water (bubbles) around the valve, pump, end of nozzle ,any joints really to see if any pressure is escaping as you pump ( assuming as above, you're using pump correctly).

If you find a problem maybe these will be of some use.

http://www.oldtownyucca.com/coleman/tech/re_stove_a.htm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Coleman-Exponent-Dual-Fuel-Feather-442-Stove-Pump_W0QQitemZ260438991048QQcmdZViewItem