Biff,
Sounds very much like a Kerosene burner (Paraffin in the UK). Be extremely
careful using it... Those things have a big risk for CO poisoning as well
as the fire risk.
As to turkey season, just go through the list names. You should be able to
limit out online... ;-)
Cheers!!
Jim
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Biff Jones <biffjones@verizon.net> wrote:
> I have a question for the engineers on the list. I have an 40+ year old
> propane furnace in my restored 40+ year old Scotty camping trailer that
> needs
> repair. The main burner on the furnace is operated by a double bulb unit
> connected by a very small (1/16") cooper tube. One end is a torpedo shaped
> 1/4" copper tube which mounts to the bottom of the burner box and the other
> end a circular steel?/aluminum expansion piece which operates the main
> burner
> gas valve. When the torpedo end gets hot the fluid in it expands and causes
> the other end to expand and shut off the main burner gas valve. The very
> small
> tube broke off the end of the torpedo end when I dropped the burner unit
> while
> doing some maintenance on it.
>
> I have reattached/repaired this but now for my question, What type of
> fluid
> is used? It had a feel/smell of either kerosene or light mineral oil.
>
> Yes I have tried to source a replacement but have not been successful.
> There
> are new units that have the same torpedo shaped end but the expandable
> button
> end on the other end are all to big.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. Spring turkey season is next week !!!!!!!!
>
> Biff Jones
> 'Frogarri' '59 Bugeye
> 'Ole Gray' '61 AH Sprite
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