"AA VVVV" wrote in message
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My pilot light flame has gotten too big recently, it goes past the two
sensors. I found the adjustment screw on the honeywell valve, but
the flame does not respond to the adjustment. I tried unscrewing it
all the way (using a very small flat screw driver) to see if the
spring is stuck, but there is no spring. My stove is a Vermont
casting stove about 6 years old. Any ideas? Also, curious what made
the pilot light get bigger to begin with? thanks

here is a picture of the gas valve.

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/w...p777/pilot.jpg
pilot adjustment above the two wire leads.

valve model VS8420E
http://tinyurl.com/2em4set

stove model: rdv40

I have a Vermont Castings barbecue. I love it. It is quality stuff.

Before I would go and do something that might void any warranty or factory
assistance you might otherwise get for free, I'd call or write them and ask.
If the flame was too small, I'd say that the orifice was a little clogged.

I have a propane stove in my cabin. On the pilots, they burn yellow because
there is no air mixture (that I can see) to adjust them. Look around and
see if, like a burner, there is an air adjustment, which will probably look
like a sliding perforated thingy. If you find one, CAREFULLY take it apart,
and either vacuum it out, use a pipe cleaner, or take the line loose and
blow backwards with a little compressed air or you or your wife if you have
a little lung power. From the sounds of it, I'd say that is your problem,
but not being there ......... BLOW BACKWARDS because if you blow it towards
the orifice, it will just stick in the orifice. A cheap set of tip cleaners
is also available at any welding section, just be VERY CAREFUL, as the small
ones are easy to break off in there.

Ask the factory to find out if there is an air adjustment on there.

Or, you could RTFM. ;-)

Maybe go online and find the manual, and troubleshoot.

Don't do any soldering, drilling, or anything like that. I would bet it is
a simple problem of something being in there that shouldn't be.

Let us know what it was.

Steve