just inherated a 008. I tryed to bring it up to temp and due a seasoning as it has not been use in a couple of years. When i did this the burner comes on and goes up to temp then shuts off which it should do but then when temp falls it doesnt seem to turn back on.i smoked fish in this years ago but it was a borrow deal and always wanted one work great then but sitting for awhile has the thermostat gone bad? I did notice that i didnt hear a click until i turned it to 225 and burned got red hot then it cools off and never back on. The other thing a freind who smokes with a little cheif says maybe i need to have it loaded dont know if he knows anything. do the probes plug or am i gonna have to bite the bullet and spend 250 on a thermostat
i know this is long. thanks for you help.
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