[C320-list] Oven not starting??

[William Morack]

Hi Scott,

My experience with lighting the stove is, it takes quite a while to bleed the air out of the line going to the oven. Hold the knob down, and keep your long lighter in the area of the pilot - thermocouple area and be patient. It takes a while, but it will light.

Bill 

FAT CAT #1058


> On Jun 26, 2017, at 7:38 AM, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Best Regards,
> Chris Burti
> I struggled the same way as you did the first time I tried to light ours. As I recall, getting the valve in the correct position to light the pilot was a bit finicky. Look at the knob closely and read the instructions on the inside of the oven door. The oven works really well when you figure it out. 
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>> On Jun 26, 2017, at 6:37 AM, Scott Westwood <scottwestwood at bellsouth.net> wrote:
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>> We have, what looks like, the original oven (Seaward?  Not at the boat right now).
>> The stove top starts like any normal gas burner with heat sensor that has to get hot enough for it to stay on.
>> When I try to start the oven I hear no gas hissing no matter how I turn/push the knob.  Held a hand held grill starter (long cigarette lighter kind) next to the oven's burner but it never caught or even flickered.
>> Next time I get to the boat I will try to heat up the oven's sensor (with knob turned half way on)  to see if that will open the flow?  Didn't think of that last time I tried to start it.
>> Familiar issue?  Thoughts?  Sounds like the knob/switch might be bad? 
>> Thanks,
>> Scott Westwood scottwestwood at bellsouth.net H (919)-362-8538     C (919)-618-7185