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Dometic 7.0 Won't Start
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Happy Holidays All.
'92 Breakaway with a propane Dometic 7.0 that wont start. Have spark out of the coil so I believe gas related. Have full propane pressure and the fuel selenoid appears to be opening. There are three low pressure hoses coming out of the regulator - one larger diameter hose going to what looks like a "throttle body", and two smaller hoses dropping down through the intake manifold. With the fuel selenoid open, I am getting no gas smell from the larger diameter hose that I disconnected from the throttle body.

Does this sound like a regulator problem? BTW, it was getting difficult to start a few months ago - having to crank 15 - 20 seconds before ignition. Ran fine after that.

Finally, does the low oil safety interrupt the cranking, fuel supply, or the spark?

Thanks for your thoughts.
 
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it sounds like you need to rebuild your regulator.


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You may be right. I searched this forum extensively for thoughts and someone suggested to "bleed" the regulator. Sounded simple so I gave it a try. Removed the bottom drain plug and supplied 12v to the fuel solenoid. Before realizing how cold LPG is on fingertips I saw a fair bit of brown/black, oily goop come out of the hole. Don't know what it was but it sure looked like something that would cause a regulator to fail.

My few sites did not appear to have a regulator for replacement. Any thoughts. And I understand a new regulator, or rebuilt unit needs adjusted to proper pressure, right?
 
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Found a site with rebuild kits and new:
www.ProPaneCarbs.com
This resource is wonderful.
Thanks for your thoughts.
 
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