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redonisc
Dec 26, 2010, 12:34 AM
Johnson ultra air 97 natural gas furnace , 18 years old
Starting sequence
1) exhaust blower and main blower come on
2) 2 seconds later intermittent spark igniter starts sparking , but will not ignite pilot
Will shut down after maybe 20 seconds , do not smell any gas

Things I've tried... removed pilot tubing and blew out with air
Bypassed vacuum switch
Checked all wires
Lit lighter under pilot while sparking , no gas or would have lit
Made small adjustments on pilot adjustment screw
Tapped on gas valve

wmproop
Dec 26, 2010, 06:53 PM
Something is out of sink. The main blower is not suppose to come on and start blowing until the heat comes on and gets to a certain temp. with a meter on start up check to see if there is power going to the gas valve, sounds like valve isn`t opening up allowing the release of gas