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04-25-2013, 07:45 PM
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O bet there were some chunks of fingernails left in whatever was above your head...
Some things never change... 
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04-25-2013, 07:54 PM
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Had a similar problem and replaced the control board with a Dinosaur one. Works OK now.
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04-25-2013, 08:20 PM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
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Location: Silicon Valley, CA
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Guitar Strings
I use a guitar string to clean the orifice and a bottle brush to clean the burner tube.
I did one better. I was workings on our pool heater and thought the thermocouple might be bad. I didn't have a spare one so I connected a 1.5v battery in it's place. Fooled the gas valve good!
My DW and then teenaged son said the fireball was easily 8 feet tall and I came out of the pool equipment room looking like Wil-E-Coyote after the bomb. I didn't smell the gas because my nose had gotten used to it.
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04-28-2013, 07:01 AM
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Fleetwood Owners Club
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Location: NC
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Wow !!!  how much hair did it curl up, that tops all that I've done I had a stove blow back on me cause of a loose fitting 
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05-02-2013, 11:13 AM
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Spent 5 days testing and cleaning. Replaced control board with a Dinosaur !
Works like a champ .............
RCL
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2004 Seabreeze 8321 LX Workhorse 8.1L W22
Canyon Country, Ca.
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05-02-2013, 11:34 AM
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A few thoughts...Contact spray will not harm plastics, whereas carb cleaner spray will melt most.
Then, the OPs symptoms are often caused by the thermocouple. This is a low resistance device and if it's terminals become corroded over time, the resistance can increase and cause the 10-20 minute run time, then shut off symptom. Cleaning and re-crimping it's terminals can restore operation. It must be positioned in the flame correctly as well.
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05-02-2013, 11:42 AM
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you can also get motor spray which is just like contact cleaner from hobby shop as they leave no residue and drys fast...about 6 bucks a can at my shop...carb cleaners leave residue ...non chlorinated brake cleaner from auto stores work also..jeff
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05-02-2013, 01:37 PM
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Nor'easters Club Workhorse Chassis Owner iRV2 No Limits Club
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Clean every spring for trouble free operation.
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05-02-2013, 02:01 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
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I had a very similar problem on my Norcold. It turned out to be a bad board. Pull the cover off your control board and examine it closely. Mine had a noticeably brown spot and a couple of discolored resistors. A new board made it like new again.
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2020 Tiffin Wayfarer RW
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