[C320-list] Oven not starting??

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Ours had same problem -- replaced the thermocouple/gas valve and all is well.  
 
 
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From: Jeff Hare <Catalina at thehares.com>
To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Tue, Jun 27, 2017 8:00 am
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Oven not starting??

One more thing... Be careful to not have anything covering the oven exhaust slot on the stovetop when using the oven.  It's guarded by a small rectangular aluminum strap at the center of the back edge on the stovetop.   So don't have a cutting board or anything else on the stove top (other than pans and such) when using the oven.

Cheers!
-Jeff

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From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Scott Westwood
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2017 8:29 AM
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Subject: Re: [C320-list] Oven not starting??

Thank you all.  I will give it a better shot next time. Thanks, Scott Westwood scottwestwood at bellsouth.net H (919)-362-8538     C (919)-618-7185 

      From: William Morack <whmorack at live.com>
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 Sent: Monday, June 26, 2017 8:11 AM
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Oh, you won’t hear gas like you do with the burners because the flow is very slight. Just enough to have and keep a small pilot flame. That’s also why it takes so long to get the air bled out of the line. Very slight gas flow moving here.

Bill


> On Jun 26, 2017, at 8:03 AM, William Morack <whmorack at live.com> wrote:
> 
> 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:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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. 
>> 
>>> On Jun 26, 2017, at 6:37 AM, Scott Westwood <scottwestwood at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 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
>