General Electric stove top burner does not light

whalerpaul,
To get access to the gas burner valves you have to:
1.UNPLUG THE POWER CORD
2. Remove all burners
3. There are 2 screws under each burner, remove all of them and lift up the top panel
4. Remove all knobs, remove screws holding the manifold panel (two on top and four on the bottom)
5. Carefully pull out the manifold panel and remove two wires from the oven light switch, put the manifold panel on side
Part number for the right front gas burner valve is WB21K12 and you can buy it here:
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/clic...

Sorry for apparently not giving feedback earlier, but the gas valve on the one burner has been replaced, and that solved the problem. What apparently caused this is someone forcing the knob in the reverse direction that broke something in the shaft. It sort of worked for a little while, then would not work at all... no gas coming out = no ignition. I replaced the gas valve with the suggestions given above and all is well.

I you are having problem with your unit, check to see if gas is coming out at all from the burners...you will be able to smell it easily. Then find the pinhole on the side of the burner that is used to ignite the burner when the spark is sparking. clean this pinhole out with a toothpick or small wire...really make it clean as small obstructions can prevent it from working. Then clean off the small electrode with fine sand paper and use the toothpick to remove any food particles on the electrode and the insulator around it.

Now looking again at your comment - no ignitor-... if this means no spark, clean the electrodes ...if itstill doesnt work , one of the gurus can specify the component that generates the spark(s) and troubleshooting procedures for that.


To the person who had no gas, that sounds like a main gas valve problem (regulator?)... resend that question to the gurus as you seem to have something blocking the regular flow of gas for the whole unit.

good luck