Problem with a plugged propane orifice.

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Re: Problem with a plugged propane orifice.

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I wonder if you could fill the screen side with a solvent or light oil, place it over a hole in a board, and with a punch the size of the bore hit it? It might hydraulic the obstruction out of the hole. Then you could rinse it out well in acetone, MEK or some other thin solvent to degrease it.

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Re: Problem with a plugged propane orifice.

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Inspector wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:59 am I wonder if you could fill the screen side with a solvent or light oil, place it over a hole in a board, and with a punch the size of the bore hit it? It might hydraulic the obstruction out of the hole. Then you could rinse it out well in acetone, MEK or some other thin solvent to degrease it.

Pete
I just seen your post... Still have not figured it out. I did get the screen and retaining ring out. Not sure I could get a punch to to fit snug, because of the pipe thread. But it does give me an idea to try using a grease gun. ????
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Re: Problem with a plugged propane orifice.

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I just realized I never told how I figured it out. After trying all kinds of solvents, a bit of heat, air pressure, with no luck. I was looking at the 3/8" thread on the back side. Well a grease gun uses a 3/8" pipe thread. Blew the crud right out. Then I had to clean out all the grease, but that was fairly easy.
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Re: Problem with a plugged propane orifice.

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Ah, the humble grease gun; high pressure pump languishing grimy and despised in every workshop.
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