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    aroslinger1 Posts: 35, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 26, 2008, 08:17 PM
    Old furnace woes
    I have a 30 year old furnace (coleman) in my mobile home
    It has a screw off cap to light pilot
    When I open it it has a strong draft pulling through the furnace
    But when I do get the pilot lit and get the thing fired up it will not stay lit (the main burner) for too long, some times it works for a few minutes and some times it goes for an hour or so
    And everything goes out and I have to repeat the whole thing over again
    It was very windy today and I thought that that may cause it but it wasn't that windy the other day when it started acting up

    Can anyone help me with this?
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    hvac1000 Posts: 14,540, Reputation: 435
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    Oct 26, 2008, 09:20 PM
    The entire burner probably needs to be cleaned especially the pilot orifice. While you are in there replace the thermocouple also.
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