Stove/Oven won't stay lit

crash · Post by **crash** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:41 pm

Oven won't stay lit for longer then 20mins. Gas flow slowly reduces until the burner won't stay on. If stove top burners are on, same thing happens to them. Solenoid in the propane locker gets really hot. I suspect it is shutting down the flow as it gets hot. Don't seem to have the problem when only running the stove top burners. Could the tank be over filled and causing to high a flow rate, or is the solenoid just malfunctioning? Don't have a lot of experience with propane stove/ovens on a boat yet...(have lots of it with pressurized alcohol though..don't miss those any). Any suggestions/help appreciated. Thanks, Pete

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:11 pm

I had the same problem. The solonoid is supposed to get hot - I am willing to bet that you need a new regulator. We had the solonoid swapped out and had the problem remained. It all came down to the regulator. I can now cook like normal, AND I can bake my bread and brownies. If you want to talk more on this ( I learned A LOT about this system, give me an email shout..Maya

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pmccomb · Post by **pmccomb** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 5:11 pm

I have two items of note for J-109's.
1. The leak of seawater around the rudder stock. Solution: wrap a section of neoprene (wetsuit) 24" X 10" to form a cuff around the rudder hull base. Clamp in place using stainless steel clamps X 2.
2. On our boat 'Tippy' hull number 104, the propane gas regulator was mounted with the vent at 45 degrees to vertical. This prevented venting and caused diaphragm damage within the regulator and little gas flow. Check that your vent is vertically downwards for proper function.
Peter McComb Vancouver, BC