Parts install instructions

[lee12]

New to forum. Have 20 year old Lil' Tex. Finally had to replace hotrod. Instructions said to install new part with only 1/8 to 1/4" sticking into the fire pot. Followed instruction, grill would not ignite. The old hotrod stuck out into the fire pot 1-3/16". Reinstalled hotrod with 1" sticking out into the fire pot and worked fine. The hotrod glows red but not the first approx. 3/8" of the tip. The instructions from Traeger are misleading. You old heads may already know this. Just thought I would put my experience out there. Thanks.

 

[RayClem]

I think the 1/8" to 1/4" specification for the hot rod protrusion applies to newer grill models. Since your Lil' Tex is 20 years old, I suspect things were designed differently back then. Yours would have been made in USA. They are now made in China.