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ive been trying that for days and it dont work it starts to fire then cuts out like there is no oil there but there is ive checked

Submitted: 352 days and 6 hours ago.

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Value: $18

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Posted by buck3371 352 days and 6 hours ago.

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do you know if the pump is getting the oil to the nozzle assembly? you can detach the small oil line going to the nozzle and put it in a bottle and reset it to see if it is pumping oil.

Posted by buck3371 352 days and 6 hours ago.

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if you are getting oil from this line,shoul fill bottle fast. pull out nozzle assy. & replace nozzle with same size. make sure electrodes are set correctly
1 half inch up from center of nozzle
1 eighth inch out in front of nozzle
1 eigtht inch gap between electrodes
after nozzle assy. is re-installed, you can drag screwdriver across transformer terminals while it is running to check transformer. should arc halfway across, use a good screwdriver and be careful! 10,000 volts! this should get it going

Edited by buck3371 on 12/5/2008 at 10:11 PM

Posted by buck3371 352 days and 6 hours ago.

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if you are'nt getting oil from this line, change the fuel filter & bleed line if it is a 1 pipe oil system. bleeder on suntec pump is on front at bottom. bleeder on webster pump is on top near oil line. if its a two pipe oil system it should bleed itself but sometimes you may have to fill the oil filter can to prime it.

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i dont know how old your tank is but some of the 50 yr old tanks had foot valves at the bottom of the oil line. i have seen these stop up and create a vacuum on the oil after a few minutes of running. the only fix is to dig up the line, pull it out of tank & cut the footvalve off & let it drop to bottom of tank. dont ever put one back. if it does light and burn 45 sec and lock-out, the cad cell eye is bad. yellow wires lead to it under transformer where nozzle assy. is.

Edited by buck3371 on 12/5/2008 at 10:25 PM

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352 days and 4 hours ago.

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tanks only 5years old and it is pumping oil in its in the jets thing i will have to buy a new boiler ive already tryed everything you have said befor i tryed this site was looking for something new to try

349 days and 16 hours ago.

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everything i was told id already done befor trying this site so i called someone out and they are coming this moroning to fit a new one

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ive been trying that for days and it dont work it starts to fire then cuts out like there is no oil there but there is ive checked

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do you know if the pump is getting the oil to the nozzle assembly? you can detach the small oil line going to the nozzle and put it in a bottle and reset it to see if it is pumping oil.

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tanks only 5years old and it is pumping oil in its in the jets thing i will have to buy a new boiler ive already tryed everything you have said befor i tryed this site was looking for something new to try

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everything i was told id already done befor trying this site so i called someone out and they are coming this moroning to fit a new one

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