[SweetMary]

Dear Sir or Madam:
Hello and thank you very much for the opportunity for non-handy folks to get some free advice.

I think I have two problems with my Caloric (which became Amana then Maytag then Whirlpool) range. The more pressing problem is the oven (our range has a broiler drawer in addition to the oven): I'm not sure if the oven has an electronic ignition, but when I turn the oven knob, I only get a small blue flame (oven pilot?) which does not light the rest of the long burner.

Second problem: Front stovetop burners (with electronic ignition.) I believe that the left two burners have a common spark plug, as does the right two burners. Unfortunately, the front two burners (which are used more often) do not click or spark. They do light up, but only after I "cheat" by lighting the respective back burner first, which I don't like to do.

I appreciate any assistance you can provide regarding this matter. Thank you.
Sincerely,

Mary P.