On Dec 27, 9:42*am, Vacillator wrote:
* ANother question, if I may. *There is a 10 inch tube sticking out of
the left rear of the oven, that goes into a round part on a bracket
which hangs down from the top of the oven. *This round end of the
bracket encircles the end of the tube. There are 2 blobs of solder-
like material inside the round part of the bracket. The round part can
be moved left and right. The solder-like blobs are not connected to
the tube. Is this some sort of a switch that reacts to the heat level
in the oven ? *Are those solder-like blobs supposed to be there ?

Thanks

Your description sounds sort of like the 'Capilliary' of the oven
temperature switch. If so, it is simply held in position by the
bracket[s]' and actually needs to be able to float a bit with changing
heat.
Your description also could be the 'Calrod' top element that has
burned off and melted, but there would be the remainder of the loop
extending from the melted area on around and back through the top back
of the oven chamber.

Neil S.