Thanks Michael,

Since the fridge is "out" I have just been pushing the igniter directly
(easier to get at whilst messing around at the back). I did bend the "wire"
to within1mm or so to even get the weak spark! I think it has to be the
igniter button assembly itself from what Kim said, so I'll order one and
see if that helps - it would probably work okay as is, but its a PITA to get
in and out so I'd rather make sure its right before putting it back "in"!!!

Cheers, Paul.
1986 Syncro Westy - Hummingbird

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 9:10 AM, Michael Diehr <md03@xochi.com> wrote:

> Paul,
>
> I just R&Rd my dometic, and noticed that the piezo part's screws were loose
> and it had slipped back a bit -- end result was that you really had to push
> the button on the front panel in far to get it to spark at all.  I tightened
> the screws and bent the metal bracket forward a tiny bit, which helped.
>
> Wondering if a loose/bent bracket could be causing a weak spark for you?
>  do you get a strong spark if you push the sparker button directly instead
> of using the front panel control?
>
>
> On Jul 14, 2008, at 7:53 AM, Paul Connelly wrote:
>
>  Now wait a minute...
>>
>> I see Go Westy has the Piezo Electric "Switch" (push button part) - I
>> thought that the part that would need replaced would be the "Igniter wire"
>> that actually goes into the "combustion chamber", but thinking about it, I
>> suppose that is just a wire and piece of metal to allow the charge to
>> create
>> a spark. So I am just getting a weak charge from the "switch" part - does
>> that make sense?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Cheers, Paul.
>> 1986 Syncro Westy - Hummingbird
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
>>
>>  Last time I had to get one I found out that you can't get it from
>>> "normal"
>>> Dometic suppliers. On the other paw it can be had from our traditional
>>> vendors. I think I got it from GoWesty.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jul 13, 2008, at 6:56 PM, Paul Connelly <vanagonhummingbird@GMAIL.COM
>>> >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm sure this has been done before somewhere sometime, but I couldn't
>>>> find
>>>> it in the archives. The old dometic has been getting more finicky to
>>>> light
>>>> lately on propane, so stripped it out today and did a clean up/out, and
>>>> I
>>>> am
>>>> getting a really weak spark from the piezo electric for the pilot light.
>>>> It
>>>> has to be only a mm or so from the gas feed and even then the first
>>>> spark
>>>> has a little meat to it after that its weak or nothing at all.
>>>>
>>>> Question is - is that a "standard part" that I get get somewhere, or is
>>>> it
>>>> dometic specific, and anyone know of a supplier???
>>>>
>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>> Cheers, Paul.
>>>> 1986 Syncro Westy - Hummingbird
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>