Greg,
I'd bet that you can get a new thermocouple from your local hardware
store, they're pretty standard. The main difference between them is the
length of the wire. (which looks like copper tubing). My local True
Value sells thermocouples for around $5.00.
Symptoms of a bad thermocouple are that the pilot won't stay lit when
you release the safety over-ride button a minute or so after you're lit
it. Often, it's just a bad connection; try loosening the connection on
the gas valve and re-tightening it. The nut should be just a bit more
than "snug", don't reef on it.
<<Jim>>
Greg Hankins wrote:
>
> The Bowen G6A2 water heater on our '76 Tradewind could use a new
> thermocouple and I expect it wouldn't hurt to replace the pilot assembly at
> the same time. I've seen in the parts catalog I snagged from a dealer that
> you can get both parts in a unit for Suburban heaters.
>
> Question: Is there a good online catalog for this sort of thing. I've been
> to inlandrv, which appears to have a nice listing of various parts online
> but not a full searchable catalog. I could call them of course, but I
> typically shop for this sort of thing in the wee hours.
>
> Any good searchable online parts source?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Greg
>
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