<VV> gas heater update

[Shaun McGarvey]

Hi Tim, I've got the '60 shop manual but it's a bit vague on this problem. 
I've got power to the coil, so I thought I'd ground the negative pole to 
produce a spark "manually" without the points, and lo and behold, it fired 
right up and held for a complete cycle. So it's a resistance problem in the 
points or, as Jim Davis suggested, a too wide gap on the spark plug. I'm 
going to clean up the points tonight and if that doesn't work, I guess I'll 
pull the unit and check the plug.

yea, Vairily ... Shaun

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <N2VZD at aol.com>
To: <shaun_mcgarvey at shaw.ca>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:14 PM
Subject: gas heater update


> if you check at the coil and find no voltages  the ceramic block on  the 
> side
> of the can may be the culprit.  if you remove it with the 4 screws  you 
> can
> CAREFULLY clean the contacts.  the trick is , not to bend the  strip.  it 
> is
> calibrated to open up at a reasonable temp..  the other  switch to check 
> is the
> spiral temp switch in the duct.  if it fires up by  moving the plastic 
> lever
> on the micro switch that unit is damaged probably by  extreme over heating 
> one
> time. that is just like one on an older furnace stack  temp unit.it twists 
> as
> temp changes and moves a cam on a lever type micro  switch.if you do not 
> have
> any books on it i MAY be able to find mine and scan  you the more 
> important
> pages.
> regards, tim colson