How to relight the pilot light on the Magic Chef stove

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I have a Magic Chef stove (model: 31203KAW) which is not lighting/igniting. We're using a butane lighter to light the stove-top burners (the gas still flows) but I'm nervous about turning on the oven "just to check" (visions of suicidal housewives are dancing in my head). How do I relight the pilot light… if that's even what I need to do? Help please.

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Do you have the manual for the thing? I've done a little poking around (I even found a bunch of parts diagrams at Sears website), and I'm getting the impression that it's got a spark ignition system, not a pilot. Is the range plugged in? Is there any chance that the circuit it's on has tripped it's breaker? I've got a cooktop with a spark ignition system, and it has a special 'light' setting on the gas control - you turn it to 'light', which turns on the gas and starts the sparker. Once it ignites you turn it further to whatever setting you want. Does yours have anything similar? Does it make a 'clicking' noise when you start the gas?

Also, has it ever worked? If so, when did it stop working? Did you make any changes to the kitchen at that time?

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