Dan O. -- Friday, 11 October 2002, at 12:54 p.m.
: I have an ancient Montgomery Ward gas oven. I
: believe the electric ignition is dead.
If it has an electronic ignition system, it can't be that old, I don't think they were in use before the 1970's. There shouldn't be too much problems locating replacement parts even for an appliance made in the 70's.
: How do I find parts for an oven as old as this?
How to go about getting parts for your appliances is described in the Appliance411 'Repair Parts' section. There are a number of avenues described.
: Can it be fixed?
The appliance? Probably. Once the cause or defective component is isolated, it may be able to be corrected or the defective part replaced.
: Is it even worth it?
In most cases , yes it is usually worth while to have just an ignition problem repaired.
You quite possibly would have a difficult time locating a replacement oven which would fit in the exact mounting as the original in which case cabinetry work might also be required to replace it. That's usually a considerable extra expense.
JFYI
Dan O.
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