<![CDATA[Airstream Forums - Stoves, Ovens & Microwaves]]> http://www.airforums.com/forums/ en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:39:07 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.airforums.com/ugala/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg <![CDATA[Airstream Forums - Stoves, Ovens & Microwaves]]> http://www.airforums.com/forums/ Magic Chef Oven Troubleshooting http://www.airforums.com/forums/f426/magic-chef-oven-troubleshooting-58491.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:45:33 GMT I have a Magic Chef oven as original equipment in my 1969 Overlander. After a couple of years of non-use, I am working on the oven. I have some questions that i'll appreciate the forum's help with.

First, the oven had one problem when I last used it: the pilot would light OK, and the oven would come up to temperature and then start to cool. When I opened the door, there'd be a small gas explosion and the pilot would be out. I never figured out what was going on, although I thought at the time that the oven was starved of air until I opened the door.

Anyway, I have now dismantled the gas lines etc. The left knob (labelled Pilot but actually the main gas switch works fine. The right hand knob (Temperature setting) also seems OK. The Gas Control valve seems to be OK, and will open the supply to the main burner when the thermocouple tube gets hot. But I cannot get the 'permanent pilot' to light.

I am attaching a photo of the pilot light assembly viewed from above.I understand that the oven is meant to work as follows. The 'permanent pilot' (upper in the photo) is meant to be alight whenever the trailer is parked. To light it, turn on the main gas switch and hold a match to the pilot. When you want to use the oven, turn the temperature control knob to the desired temperature. The temperature control knob supplies gas to the 'burner pilot' which is in turn lit by the 'permanent pilot'. The 'burner pilot' heats the thermocouple tube which then opens the gas control valve to supply gas to the main burner. The main burner is lit by the 'burner pilot'. When the oven reaches the set temperature, the temperature control valve turns off the gas supply to the gas control valve, which extinguishes both the main burner and the 'burner pilot'.

I think everything is working fine in my case, except that the 'permanent pilot' doesn't light. I cannot blow any air through the permanent pilot and it may be obstructed.

Here are my questions:

1. How can I clean the permanent pilot jet? I have been unable to get a fine wire into the hole. Would a solvent work?
2. Maybe the jet is clear, but the problem lies in the pilot tube. It looks as if this tube has a nail head sticking in the tube (right side of photo). Could this tube itself be temperature sensitive, designed to shut off gas if the pilot light goes out? I have tried heating the tube with a gas jet, but it doesn't seem to open. But it may be working OK, and my problem is really a blocked jet :-)

Thanks for hearing all this. I hope someone can help me to get the pilot to light.

Mike ]]> mharrison@ie http://www.airforums.com/forums/f426/magic-chef-oven-troubleshooting-58491.html Free Magic Chef parts http://www.airforums.com/forums/f426/free-magic-chef-parts-58367.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:09:24 GMT This offer is good till December 15, 2009. I'm removing an oven from my '74 Tradewind. I never tried it to see if it worked. If you're willing to risk shipping costs, I can send out parts. It's a model B22D-4ST-M. On Dec. 16th, It gets recycled.

Ricky
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]]> 3 Dog Nite http://www.airforums.com/forums/f426/free-magic-chef-parts-58367.html Range Hood Fan http://www.airforums.com/forums/f426/range-hood-fan-58196.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:43:24 GMT Greetings Airstreamers...

We have an '08 Safari with an Amana stove and gas oven. The range hood, I assume, is also an Amana, but I'm not sure.

Anyway, the fan is only one speed, on or off, and very noisy. We rarely need the full speed of the exhaust fan, but could often use just a little bit of odor and steam removal. So, it would be nice to replace the switch with some sort of rheostat or dimmer.

However, it seems hard to find such an item in 12 volt, especially one that is compact. Does anyone have any ideas or advice?

Many Thanks.... Jeff Cooney ]]> cooney http://www.airforums.com/forums/f426/range-hood-fan-58196.html Magic Chef blast furnace http://www.airforums.com/forums/f426/magic-chef-blast-furnace-58035.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:10:02 GMT We just bought our first Airstream and got it home a few days ago. It's a 2002 Safari 27. We can't wait to get it on the road. We've been checking all the systems, and the oven has thrown us for a loop. Lighting the pilot went just like the book said, but then when I turned the knob to get the main burner going a really big, billowing flame pushed out from under the shelf that's just above the burner. And this was with the knob just turned to "warm." When I turned it up to 250 and above, it got even worse. The flame made an instant sooty deposit on the bottom of the shelf and on the door when I closed it. Also, the book says that when you turn the knob there should be a delay of up to 45 seconds before the main burner comes on. With ours, there was an instant flame-up as soon as the knob was turned. I have not checked the gas pressure, but if it means anything, the top burners, the furnace, and the water heater all seem to be working perfectly. After reading some of the other threads, I did find the adjusting screw that's behind the oven knob and managed to reduce the flow of gas. However, this only seems to delay the problem until a higher temperature is dialed in on the knob. Right now when I turn the knob I have nothing but pilot light until I get to about 300, then the big flame kicks in. Any suggestions would be appreciated. ]]> mddsmith http://www.airforums.com/forums/f426/magic-chef-blast-furnace-58035.html