> All,
>
> I don't know the first thing about how a water heater valve assembly
> works and have nursed my old original Bowen G6A-1 along for a couple of
> years now.
>
> I could get the pilot to light and stay on but after one tank heating
> (6.2 gallons) it would flame out so to speak. It finally gave up the ghost
> about a month ago and wouldn't light at all.
>
> A recent thread on this list spurred me to get in touch with Atwood
> (574.264.2131) to see if I could order a pilot assembly replacement from
> them for my Bowen water heater, their part number MPD 91603. Well I did and
> it arrived today. I was able to get it fitted to the control valve and the
> heater tube with a little modification to the L-shaped mounting bracket.
>
> I turned everything on and used a BBQ starter to fire the thing up. The
> flame has never looked better and after almost an hour I just checked it
> again to find a tank of hot water, the burner shut off and the pilot still
> lit. Success!!
>
> So if any of you are having similar problems, this assembly might just
> do the trick.
>
> Regards,
>
> Glyn Judson, 1969 Caravel #508, Santa Monica, CA
>
I learned a long time ago that as long as they "DONT LEAK" , a water heater
is always fixable. Its the ONE product that has gone unchanged for many
years.....Electronic ignition as available in the late 70s but that has its
downfalls.
When I need a new assembly~~~I usually take the parts down to my local
camping world, plunk the parts down and demand that they find a similar one. I
sometimes need to drill a mounting hole or bend something to fit but as long as
the pilot flame heats up the capilary tube your good to go!
I've even managed to retrofit a newer gas valve assembly into an old 1964
beast.
As long as one uses common safety sense when working with PROPANE it can save
a lot of $ and frustration!
Cheers
AlanT~ Mesa, AZ
79 International Rear bed W/Alaska pkg.
93 Dodge Cummins and just lately 91 Ford Dually 7.3 turbo Diesel