1988 Majorca Elpaso M-20-E W/pics of pilot light soot-HELP!?

turbojimmy wrote:

westend wrote:
the air mixture baffle (the steel clamp that is attached to the burner tube with a machine bolt and nut)

Is that factory? It looked hokey to me.

Probably factory OEM. It only needs to be adjusted once, typically, so you don't need a real sophisticated mechanism.

BTW, spraying the fasteners with a rust penetrant before working on that heater may prove to save a lot of effort. I know mine were rusted up fairly well.