Oven pilot light problem, '79 Magic Chef

[blickcd]

Not sure of the model number of the stove but it is a Magic Chef with 4 burners on top and a conventional gas oven with a glass oven door and 12 volt light inside. It is installed in a '79 Airstream and I assume it is original.

My problem is that whenever I go out for a weekend trip and light the oven pilot, it may or may not go out after about half an hour. It's kind of a random thing. Note that it lights easily enough. Another flakey thing is that sometimes when you turn on the oven for the first time on a trip, the pilot light goes out. If the oven is used once and the pilot light is left burning, it seems to be fine for the rest of that stay.

My guess is that the thermocouple for the pilot light is bad. Are these still available and where is the best source for one? Any advice on if this is a pain of a job to replace and any tips are welcome.

Christopher

[Ganglin]

Your problem is with the pilot light I believe and not the thermocouple. The thermocouple tells the oven the pilot is lit and it's OK to kick on the gas - which it seems to be doing from your description. The manual I have lists the following reasons for the pilot going out:

Dirty pilot - clean

faulty thermostat

Low gas pressure

air shutter on main burner open/closed - adjust

[blickcd]

Thanks. I'll look into that stuff.

Christopher