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[travelingdan]

I've studied your photos and description but I don't understand how to pull the burner (with the corroded slits) out. I have loosened the nut using a 5/8" wrench but it doesn't seem to give me access to the burner. Also, I'm not sure about the sheet metal screw holding "the assembly in place." The sheet metal screw I see seems to be holding another assembly in place (one with small diameter copper tubing). What am I doing wrong?

I found the screw and have removed the burner. The slits look pretty clear but I took a wire brush to them anyway.

[travelingdan]

Well, I've cleaned the burner slots (they were pretty clear to begin with) and I still can't get the frig to light. Any other suggestions?

[RJones]

Well, I've cleaned the burner slots (they were pretty clear to begin with) and I still can't get the frig to light. Any other suggestions?

Replace the thermal coupler. Assuming your propane is not a problem.

[Stan@FourWheel]

The best thing you could try next would be ...

1. Leave the sheet metal wind cover off of the pilot light burner tube area (so you can see what is happening inside of there).

2. Have someone push the "sparker" button on the inside / front of the refrigerator while you stand outside looking into the refrigerator compartment area. Look in there at that propane burner tube that has the small slits on it. Do you see a spark jump in there each time they push the "sparker" button inside the camper? Is the spark jumping to the propane burner tube near the small slits? Or is it jumping away from that to some other part of the refrigerator? If there is no "spark", you will probably just need to change out the sparker part. If there is a spark, but it is not zipping down to the propane burner tube, you could gently adjust the small rod a little closer to the propane burner tube so that the spark does hit the small slits.

If that is working and does not seem to be the problem, then you could try ...

.3 Have someone inside the camper push in the red propane flow button on the front of the refrigerator while you are standing outside the camper with a long BBQ lighter. As they are pushing and holding in the propane flow button on the inside of the camper, have your long BBQ lighter going and wave it over and around the small slits on the propane burner tube. If it lights up, then it was probaly just the "sparker" not getting it lit. If the propane does not light, then you have a propane flow issue and will need to clean the small propane line out.

4. If the propane lights up and is burning good, but keeps going out after you let go of the propane flow button on the inside of the camper, then the thermocoupler might need adjustment, cleaning, or replacement. If you are not getting the refrigerator to light and you are not getting a flame inside of there, there is no reason to replace the thermocoupler.

Hope this helps.

Let us know what you find out.


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[leadsled9]

My "sparker" died shortly after I took possession of my Hawk. I simply did the relighter mod.....so now to light my fridge....I turn the relighter on and go inside and hold down the red button and she lights right up.

[travelingdan]

Thanks Stan and everyone else.

I'm only a couple of days from San Diego, so I'm going to delve into the problem when I return home. I'll let you know what I find out.

Dan