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HighElevationInstallationandUse
CoyoteGrillsaredesignedtooperatemostefficientlyat0‐2000feetabovesealevel.From2000‐4000feetabovesea
levelyouwillnotnoticeanysubstantialdecreaseinyourheat,althoughmoregasiscombustingwithintheburners
duetolessoxygen.Above4000feet,youmayexperiencealittlelongercookingtimeonyourgrillthanyouwould
experienceatsealevel.Butagain,thisisjustduetotheair/fuelmixturetakingplacewithintheburners.Ifany
problemsorconcernsexistaboutyourlocationorelevation,pleasecontactCoyoteCustomerServiceforassistance.
GasConversions–NaturalGasandPropane
Coyotegrillsareabletobeconvertedbutyoumustobtainthecorrectconversionkitandwealwayrsrecommend
thatanygasapplianceconversionshouldalwaysbeperformedbyaLicensedPlumberoracertifiedInstaller.
ConversionkitsaresoldforCoyotegrillsandcanbepurchasedthroughyourdealer,orCoyote’sCustomerService
Department.AnyotherkitororificesusedthatarenotofCoyotebrand,willautomaticallyvoidanywarrantyonthe
unit.Furthermore,itisimportanttounderstandthatwhereeverthereisaburner,thereisanorificethatwillneed
tobechanged(donotforgettherotisserieorsearburner).
ThestepsforconvertingyourCoyotegrillsmainandsearburnersare:
1. Pullgrilloutofislandorcart.
2. RemoveDripPanandCookingGrates
3. Unscrewboltconnectingthemanifoldpipetothegrillbody,locatedatthebacksideofthegrill.
4. Unscrewthe4boltsholdingthefaceplatetothebody(onthefrontedgewhereyourcookinggratesits)
5. Unscrewthe2bolts(oneachside)ofthemanifoldandfaceplateassembly,thatholdsthisentireassembly
tothebodyofthegrill.
6. Disconnectallwiresandflexlines,fromthevalvesandigniterassemblywhilepayingcloseattentiontotheir
originallocation.
7. Slideentirecontrolpanelandvalveassemblyoutfromthegrillbody.
8. Flipcontrolpaneloveronitsside,soyouhaveeasyaccesstothevalves.
9. SearBurnerGrillsOnly–Removecenterknob,unscrewtopandbottomscrewsonly.
a. Thesafetyvalvethatcontrolsthethermocoupleonyoursearburnermustbecompletelychanged.
Youcannotchangeonlytheorifice.
10. SearBurnerGrillsOnly–Unscrewbasebracket,holdcentervalvetogasmanifoldpipeandremovevalve
11. SearBurnerGrillsOnly–InstallnewSafetyValveinthecorrectgastypeandfollowtheremovalinstructions
inreverse.
12. Oncethepanelisflippedover,youwillseetheorificeattheendofthevalve.Withawrenchremovethe
orificefromthevalveandinstallthenewgasorifice,
13. Re‐assembleinreverseandtestallconnectionsagainwithasoapywatersolutiontoensurenoleaks.
Toconvertyourrearburnerorifice:
1. Removeyourentirerotisserieassembly
2. Removethebackpanelthatcoversyourrearrotisserieburner
a. Withthehoodopen,removethe4screwsontopofthispanel
b.Withthehoodclosed,removethe4screwsonthebackofthispanel
c. Withthehoodclosed,lookunderneaththissamebackpanelandyouwillsee4‐5bolts(depending
onyourgrill),theseonlyneedtobeloosened
3. Next,pulltheentirepanel(startingfromtheback)outfromthegrill
a. Itisdesignedtofittight,soyoumayneedaflatheadscrewdrivertopopthestainlessawayfromthe
body
4. Next,youwillseethegasline,brasselbowandorifice
5. Useawrenchtoremovetheorificeandinstallthenewone
6. Re‐assembleinreverseandcheckyourbackburnertoensureproperignitionandburning