Atwood Oven: sometimes no gas at pilot

AnEv942 wrote:
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However and reason for post 'cause I just noted Erics comment, is if older Atwood with oven cold, pilot off and valve can be turned to heat and gas flows to main burner there is, In my opinion, a problem. That should not happen unless pilot on and themocoupler hot. Pilot flame is pretty small- there is a secondary and substantial increase of flow when knob turned past pilot (maybe what your describing?) but main burner flow should not be occurring.

I am thinking more along the lines of there is propane to the stove burners, but the little line going to the pilot still doesn't have enough propane to sustain the pilot. I do put a flame to the pilot/thermocouple with a lighter, and then the oven burner will fire off.

I understand the safety concern you are thinking - the oven could be on and venting gas without it being lit. It seems this is the same risk as if a stove top burner was on and not lit. Both are a potential problem, and I don't see where one is more of a risk than the other.

Thanks,
-Eric