boiler should still fire even with combustion casing off
seals are there to stop products of combustion leaking into room
''room sealed appliance''
it sounds like either
main injector blocked or
debris in gas pipe blocking main injector
check inlet gas pipe to gas valve for blockages
gas valve has a lint arrestor inside
these can get clogged as well
what gas pressures were you getting on inlet?
if all blockages cleared & boiler still fails to light
check dynamic pressure on gas meter
ive known gas meter regulators to fail to maintain adequate dynamic pressure to gas carcass
keep me updated on your progress
manwithnoname
May 2011