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I am guessing that the stove runs on 240 VAC and that the four wires were Black, Red, White and Green. There would be 240 VAC between the Black and Red wires and 120 VAC between the Black and White and Red and White wires. The green wire is ground. If this is the case you need a plug that matches the original 4 conductor receptacle.

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You don't. The wire sizes are different between a dryer and a range. The range needs a larger size wire and hence a larger size breaker to feed the range. The dryer cable is a #10 and is rated at 30 amps. A normal range needs 40 amps to operate requiring a #8 wire.

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No Not enough power in circuit for a range If you can accept partial function, replace range cord with a dryer cord.

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The only time you should splice any home electrical wiring is inside a junction box. Any other way is wrong and it may and will cause fires, even death.

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Yes, older dryers were wired this way. If you have knowledge and can identify the neutral, you can use this wire as a ground also as neutral should be bonded to ground in the USA.

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