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Default Kenmore dryer. Flame goes out after a few minutes and will not reignite.

Bob wrote:
On 12/16/2010 14:03, David Farber wrote:
... The flame will only light when you initially start the
dryer and once it goes off, it will not reignite. I checked the
solenoid windings and they are good. Any ideas?


The valve coils are defective. They're fine when cold but fail once
they warm up.


Yep.

Here's a how-to
http://www.acmehowto.com/howto/appli...ck/gascoil.php