| At the end of my rope with a Suburban NT30MA
Well I thought I was going to have this problem licked. I had the furnace on my bench and found that the limit switch which is normally closed was open. I ordered a new limit switch, fan switch, and sail switch, for good measure.
Replaced them all, cleaned things up a bit and hooked up to gas (with a brand new regulator) and hooked it up to power. Then I fired it up by putting 12V on the thermostat connector pin. The fan turns on, the sail switch engages, and about 10-15 seconds later, the gas solenoid pops open (audible click) and I get a good spark from the ignitor for a good 5 seconds. Problem is I get no flame. Don't know what else could be bad. Is there some sort of gas venturi somewhere that could be plugged? I can smell unburnt gas coming out of the exhaust port so I know it's getting some gas but I don't know how much it needs to get.
Any furnace doctors out there? I really don't think it's the board that is bad but I could be wrong. Will any service centers still service these old gals or do they stay away from them with a 10' pole?
MODERATORS NOTE: LET THIS THREAD BE A WARNING TO THOSE WHO MAY ATTEMPT REPAIRS TO OLDER GAS APPLIANCES!
Last edited by john hd; 08-18-2007 at 11:09 AM.
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