<VV> Re:GAS HEATER "REBUILD/REPAIR"

[N2VZD at aol.com]

just a thought on gas heaters.  mine in the rampy was always working very 
well...until i got some "bad gas" in troy ny on a trip.  after that i had a tough 
time with it , not shutting off . i pulled the grille and plugged the line to 
get it home without burning rampy to the ground(it put on quite a show when 
the heater kept burning raw gas after shut off). anyhow bad back and all , i 
pulled it and put in a new old stock burner repair kit. the shut off is a steel 
part with a rubber tip. well it worked ok about once, then i had to plug the 
gas line again. i now just put in a new kit from clarks.  made much more 
recently. the rubber tip on the gas valve is much softer and works very good now. so 
watch those "nos" kits. the tip is too hard to seal properly.Oh and dont 
forget to replace that real small (less that 3/8") screen hidden under the fuel 
inlet fitting on the burner, its easy to overlook and a pain to do but makes a 
big difference in your heat output.  thats my desertation on gas heaters for 
now , hope it helps someone out. r and r of a fc gas heater is very hard on the 
back! but the heat is wonderfull!
regards, tim colson