Gary, my rough estimate is that the orifice is about 0.008" in diameter. Major assumption is that the burner is putting out about 500 BTU/hour. If it's only 200 then the orifice would be .005" -- I think these numbers are good within about 50% either way... david At 01:02 AM 6/20/2002, David Beierl wrote: >At 09:41 PM 6/19/2002, Gary Lee wrote: >>Get a set of "numbered" drill bits and use the bits to determine the size of >>the original jet. >>Get a propane torch and solder up the hole in the old jet. Drill out the >>soldered up hole to the new smaller size. >>Use a dremel or similar high speed tool as the drill. > >These are *really* small jets. I wouldn't mess with them. Drilling holes >with a #80 drill is not as easy as it looks, and I'd be really surprised if >the jet were as big as a #80 (0.135"). > >david > > >-- >David Beierl - Providence, RI > http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ >'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" >'85 GL "Poor Relation" -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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