I ran out of LP gas a few weeks ago. When the tank was refilled and I lit the oven, heavy black smoke came out of the oven burner. I shut the oven off and cleaned it after cooling. Some soot settled on the oven ignitor and it burned out.

I replaced the ignitor, and the oven still didn't lite. The broiler works fine. I swapped the oven and broiler ignitors, both are ok. I talked to a parts person on here and they said that the oven is controlled by the clock assembly and the oven temp probe, and that either could be bad. I was also told that using the self clean feature shortenes the clock assembly life due to excess heat. Since I was already having trouble with the oven giving me an error code when I tried to self clean (I believe it said oven not locked or oven open) I figured it was the clock.

I removed the temp probe assembly and checked it with an ohm meter. The ohm value changed as the probe was partially submerged in boiling water, so I assumed it was good. Clock was ordered and installed. Oven still doesn't work, but broiler does. help!!

I surfed the net and found www.********.com. There I found the ohm specs on the gas valve. A good valve should test around 2-5 ohms. The one for my broiler (the side that worked) tested at 1.4 ohms. The oven side of the valve tested at 10.6 ohms.

Curiosity got the best of me so I took the valve apart. The oven side of the valve was obviously bad, there were burned wires and a large carbon smudge.

Do yourselves a favor. Don't take the advice of the parts people. I invested in a clock assembly and a temp probe "because that is all that controls the gas to the oven." Neither were bad. Now I have to buy a gas valve.

Have a happy Easter.

Roy