17' Roo Water Heater Issues

[NJLOAD]

My wife and I are Fall campers so I was just flushing the water system and tried to lite the water heater and could not get the pilot to lite. I purged the gas system by liting the stove all burners but the water heater is a no go. How much trouble is it to remove the heating element and check for spider web blockage? I am quite handy and don't mind the work but thought I would check with the pros first.

[donn]

Take compressed air and blow things out. That or a bottle brush should do the trick

[NJLOAD]

I'll try my compressor on it but not sure how that will work on the small gas lines that are bolted to the regulator and the sort.

[donn]

Just blow out the burner tube. No need to remove any gas lines

[Tincup13]

Try a stick lighter on the pilot with oven burners lighted.

[NJLOAD]

blowing out the burner tube did nothing but blow rust all over the place, problem is the pilot won't light. I'll try when I get home from work running the stove burners and then lighting the pilot. I don't think the pilot is getting gas thus the problem.

[NJLOAD]

Ok lit the stove burners and tried to light the pilot and nothing. Does anyone know how to get this unit removed? I'm handy with tools used to be a mechanic years and years ago but would rather have someone who's done this for some input.

Any help is appreciated.