** The pinch was sufficient to break the internal conductor but not cut the insulation so on visual inspection the wire appeared ok. **
Such a failure can cause a technician to pull his hair out. Good work in finding it!
Those ignitor wires insulation can also melt and allow sparking to ground instead of where it is suppose to spark.
BTW. Did the range stop clicking? I though the spark modules would still make some sound as long as being powered?
Dan O.
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