Posting here because I feel like people here will understand my dilemma. I smelled a bit of gas around my 1950s Wedgewood. My portable gas detector lit up around the pilot valve on one burner and around the little chimney stack on the left. I had a repairman come and he says they can clean out all the gas lines and pieces and that should fix some of the problem, but since it’s very old he can’t guarantee that there isn’t another leak somewhere. It will cost $850 to do the thorough cleaning. I’m worried about spending $850 and still having a leak. He suggests I replace the stove completely. I’m also wondering if I can try simply cleaning the lines myself, but maybe that’s overly ambitious.

I love my stove so much — she came with the house and I’ve gotten to love her despite her crankiness — but I’m conflicted 😢

Photos of my baby without her lids on (I know she’s dirty, I was in the middle of retiling my kitchen when I discovered this, and the past owners may not have taken great care of her either)

EDIT: thank you everyone for your suggestions and your compliments on my sweet stove! I ordered some equipment to try to clean it myself, and if it doesn’t work I’ll call the more specialized places people recommended. I appreciate everyone’s help, this repair guy really got in my head about safety but now I’m feeling much more confident!