In article , "David Farber"
wrote:

186ºF thermal fuse.
Operating thermostat, 150ºF or 155ºF.
High limit thermostat 205ºF.

Then from there, it goes to the gas burner assembly.

I have two questions. If the thermal fuse is set at 186º what's the point of
having a high limit switch at 205º?

David-

I think the 205ºF applies to inside the dryer, while the thermal fuse
(also called a thermal cut-off) is located outside the dryer chamber.

If yours is open, there used to be two available from Radio Shack, and two
or three from NTE.

Be sure to crimp, not solder, the replacement. (Or else use a huge heat
sink clamped to the wire next to the body!)

Fred