RV oven problems

mike802 · July 08, 2014, 06:45:11 PM

Hi everyone: I have a Magic Chef gas RV cook top and range model #CLY1632BDT that I was planing on using in our conversion. My wife cleaned it all up while I assembled all the parts to hook it up for a test run. We got it hooked up and found that the cook top works, but the oven does not. The control valve turns real hard, the pilot setting will allow me to light the pilot, but when I turn the valve to a temperature setting the oven will light but there is no difference in flame between temperature settings. I think the oven valve is no good. I did a Google search on a replacement, but it looks like Magic Chef was bought out by Stage parkway and the valve is no longer available. It is possible to use an oven control valve from a different oven? I know some fabrication may be necessary for this to work but thought I would get some opinions on it first. If I cant make this range work I am thinking of just using a 20" home style range.

thomasinnv · July 08, 2014, 07:10:19 PM

There is not going to be any difference in the flame for different temperature settings. There is pilot only, and then there is full burner flame. The burner will stay on until the oven reaches temperature, then the main burner will go off and come on only as needed in order to maintain set temperature. There is no high and low flame like some of the older refrigerators. Chances are your oven is working fine.

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thomasinnv · July 08, 2014, 07:14:26 PM

Oh and btw, stag parkway does not own magic chef, they are just an rv parts supplier. You cannot buy from them unless you are a dealer or service center. Let me know if you need something. I have accounts through several suppliers. I own a mobile rv repair company.

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mike802 · July 08, 2014, 08:03:14 PM

Thanks Derrick: That makes sense, I was looking for the flame to work just like a burner on the range top. So I guess the next step would be to put an oven temperature gauge inside and see if the oven holds close to where the valve is set.

Dave5Cs · July 09, 2014, 06:53:35 AM

No you need to bake something!.. like a Chocolate Cake and if it tastes good, your good to go or maybe Italian sausage dish with a nice red sauce. "Ya that's the ticket"

Dave glad I could help!...

mike802 · July 09, 2014, 07:14:55 AM

Dave: That's great advice! I will have to tell my wife, I am sure she can wipe up something to give the oven a good test run.

Audiomaker · July 09, 2014, 09:13:52 AM

I've seen a lot of funny typo's, but that one takes the cake

Dave5Cs · July 09, 2014, 02:26:14 PM

I know,Right? Scarey

mike802 · July 09, 2014, 06:45:11 PM

LOL!!

disabledhunter · July 14, 2014, 12:30:35 PM

Hey thomasinv; I have the same problem with my Amana; for some reason i cannot get the pilot light for the oven to light; I turn the dial to pilot on and hold it in, but still won't light;any clues?

Iceni John · July 14, 2014, 12:39:14 PM

Quote from: disabledhunter on July 14, 2014, 12:30:35 PM
Hey thomasinv; I have the same problem with my Amana; for some reason i cannot get the pilot light for the oven to light; I turn the dial to pilot on and hold it in, but still won't light;any clues?

I had similar problems with a 1940s O'Keefe and Merritt stove that also did that. Make sure the thermocouple is completely inside the pilot light's flame, and check that it's making good electrical contact with the solenoid. The thermocouple produces only millivolts, so any extra resistance is enough to prevent it actuating the solenoid. A sensitive DVM will tell you if the thermocouple is making power.

John

lvmci · July 14, 2014, 04:16:09 PM

Hi All, all you need to do in the desert, is turn off the air conditioning and set the cake batter out on the counter, it will be a freshly baked cake when you come back! Lvmci...

Oonrahnjay · July 15, 2014, 04:51:42 AM

Quote from: lvmci on July 14, 2014, 04:16:09 PM
Hi All, all you need to do in the desert, is turn off the air conditioning and set the cake batter out on the counter, it will be a freshly baked cake when you come back! Lvmci...

But it's a dry heat!!!

lvmci · July 15, 2014, 07:38:59 AM

But Bruce, oh the smell of freshly baked cake, when you open the bus door and stick your head into the oven!

thomasinnv · July 15, 2014, 05:25:34 PM

Quote from: Iceni John on July 14, 2014, 12:39:14 PM
I had similar problems with a 1940s O'Keefe and Merritt stove that also did that. Make sure the thermocouple is completely inside the pilot light's flame, and check that it's making good electrical contact with the solenoid. The thermocouple produces only millivolts, so any extra resistance is enough to prevent it actuating the solenoid. A sensitive DVM will tell you if the thermocouple is making power.

John

A bad thermocouple will not prevent the pilot from lighting, it will only prevent it from staying lit when you release the knob.

lift the top of the stove up and find the two gas lines going from the oven valve to the oven. The smaller one goes to the pilot. If it is an adjustable pilot there will be a small slotted screw adjacent to where the line screws into the valve body. there are two types of adjustments. One has a slotted cap screw with a needle valve behind it, the other type you will see just a needle valve. In either case just simply back the needle screw out about a half turn and try lighting the pilot again. Ideally the pilot light should be adjusted so that the tip of the flame barely extends past the pilot burner tube.

If you have not lit the pilot in some time it could take several minutes for the gas to reach the pilot. I always light the stove top first to make sure the line is purged then try the oven.

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