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Posted By: new v'er on 09/09/06 05:51pm

Hi all,

The suburban furnace won't allow the pilot to stay lit. I have never used the unit and we are on the road and looking at cool nights in a boondocking situation.

I suspect a thermocouple issue but maybe I'm overlooking something simple.

ckecked main valve for open
checked hand valve for open
thermostat is at lowest but not off
pilot stays lit only when holding in the reset

Your input will be warmly appreciated [emoticon]

Regarding your LOT in Life: Build something on it ... or park your Dodge on it.">
Bill & Laurie
1976 Dodge Sportsman Midas Mini 226

Posted By: unionguy1019 on 09/13/06 08:05am

Hey new rver, its sounds like the thermocouple could be bad. Does your unit have a blower on it or just a convection type furnace? With the thermostat turned on in a forced air unit the blower should come on. This may or may not affect your pilot sensor relay, I do know however if the blower relay does not sense the blower on it will not let the main burner light. More than likely I would go with a new thermocouple, if it turnes out to be more serious you only got about $5 into it and some labor.

Here comes the "Chuck Wagon"

Posted By: timmac on 09/22/06 09:53pm

Has any body installed leaf spring helpers on there old dodge rv, my 79 dodge class c springs sag and need a lift, how ever the room between leaf spring and floor/braces to rv is very little and I cant see if I will be able to fit a hellwig helper in this tight spot, has any one done so and what brand of helper did you use...

Posted By: donandmax on 09/23/06 06:40am

Just bought a Dodge 1980 Mobile Traveler for 3500.00 42,000 actual miles. Great shape with 360 eng. new tires. Needs new gas valve on furnace.. Old fridge works great on 110 and propane. Now if I can only stop the roof leaks. But then I hear they are famous for leaks and dry rot. Oh well I'll enjoy it while I can. Off to the store for some Kool Seal !
Don

If it aint broke fix it till it is

Posted By: unionguy1019 on 09/28/06 09:32am

Hey folks thought I would share these web sites with all. I recently bought a electronic ignition Suburban furnace on e-bay to replace the pilot ingnition in the old girl. Couldn't get the new furnace to light and needless to say the dealers around here wanted me to bring it in for diagnostics @ $54.00 per hour labor. One good thing about finding this site was I also corrected the backfiring problem in the original furnace. So now I can put the old one back in with no mods.

Hope this helps someone else as much as it did me!!!!

Here is the Service Manual:

http://www.dudesrv.com/pdfs/SuburbanServiceManual.pdf

Here is the Tech Manual:

http://www.dudesrv.com/pdfs/SuburbanTechManual.pdf

Sorry about all the edits, couldn't get the URL to work, I think it will now.

Mike

Posted By: new v'er on 10/01/06 07:07am

Wonderful help UnionGuy. Thanks for the links.

Sad Time of the year. I hate buying the pink juice (antifreeze). I think of it as Nyquil for the RV. [emoticon]

Wow. Did the air suspension make a difference in ride and stability when on a site. A couple times we did not use the stabilizer jack stands. [emoticon]

Posted By: MasterBoondocker on 10/01/06 11:35pm

So ...... how many 413 or 440ers out there ? ... anyone do any experimentations with camshafts, fuel delivery and exhaust systems?

How about a MAJOR rear end gear change?

Posted By: timmac on 10/04/06 11:56pm

MasterBoondocker> 440 motor, holley TBI 2D Fuel Injection, can use E-85[ethanol] or unleaded gas or any mix, straight flow thru muffler, cold air inject tube for TBI, every thing else is stock and fuel mileage jump to 8-9 mpg,[9 1/2 mpg at 55 mph] runs smooth, starts easy like a new fuel injected motor, has lots of spare power, check my pic on profile..........

Posted By: MasterBoondocker on 10/06/06 11:21pm

Yo tim ...sorry I missed this.

That mpg of yours .... jump to 8-9? ...from what? ... and was that a TQ? Do you have a A/F gauge on it? .... you planning to build a E85 motor? What is your rpm at 55mph?

That Holley TBI ? ... did you try FLOGGING the other carb first? BTW .. I had a Travco Class C a couple of years ago.

Have you ever had any front rubber brake line issues?

Posted By: timmac on 10/07/06 12:35pm

MaserBoondocker> My best mileage with stock or upgraded carb was 6-7 mpg and vapor lock problems, because of our heat here in Vegas, the Holley TBI 2D 670 cfm fuel injection system has been the best thing I have done for my RV, starts better, runs smooth, good performance, no more vapor lock problems, can adjust fuel flow at dash for high elevation or E-85 fuel, I mounted my tbi controller at dash so I can easily adjust on the fly, my new gas mileage at 8-9 mpg is real and can get 9-1/2 at 55 with stock gears and 3 speed automatic, also you do not need to rebuild motor for E-85, only need to redo gas line for ethanol, change fuel filter after 600 miles of E-85 use, increase fuel flow a little and advance timing about 4 degrees with stock pistons, my rpm is 3000 at 60 mph, and I plan on installing a fuel ratio gage some day but have had no need as of yet, and cost was around $1000.00, tbi cost $800.00 at checker auto they have the best price and you can buy from there web site also, you will need additional parts but depends on your vehicle that is being installed on and a return fuel line if it does not have one, changing pistons, cams, gears, and other internal parts don't always increase gas mileage, better fuel/air ratio management is the answer, and a over drive would also help, hope this helps, check my profile pic, my RV was made by the same first maker of the travco motorhomes, [Ray Frank]...

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