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Old 01-23-2011, 07:43 PM   #1
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Since my rewiring my 83 Pace Arrow I have discovered now my LP gas detector does not come on and while I was testing my stove to see if I was getting propane that too did not light, so I guess the solenoid does not seems to be activated, According to my propane gauge it looks as if I have at least 1/2 tank,[also the switch on the dash say it is 3/4 full] can anyone tell me how to trouble shoot this system to get it working again before my maiden trip. I let the stove run about 30 seconds to bleed any air that may have been in the system and still it would not light. I had no problem before rewiring the batteries.

I hope this end up being my final problem.

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Old 01-23-2011, 07:55 PM   #2
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The LP detector may have have 2 wires powering it. One from the house batteries and one from the chassis.
Have you taken it off the wall to check if it is getting power.
Some have a on/off and reset switch on them.
Is it turned off?
Have you tried to reset it?
Are they a solenoid for it on the LP tank?

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You have to look for a fuse for your LP gas detector, the detector may have a wire lead off it that may go to a valve on your LP tank that will open if LP detector finds everything OK.
Fuse maybe in 12v fuse panel or behind the detector in wall.
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When you bled your stove you should have smelled the propane if it was getting to the stove
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Thanks for the feed back, now I have not yet searched for the fuse, I will remove the detector wall plate to see if it is behind it, or at least to test it to see if it has power, I do no recall seeing a fuse in my panel diagram. I assume the gas valve must be one to get power to those leads

No I did not smell any gas, as I thought I would.

On that note how accurate are the gauges , I do not really trust the one on the dash, but if I read the glass on on the tank correctly I have at least a half a tank, but then again I have no real experience reading that type of gauge either.
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