http://www.searspartsdirect.com/part...00006194/00002
That's the parts diagram and you can see it is just a basic heater that
Sears doesn't stock many parts for any more.

Is it worth banging on the valve or wiggling the thermocouple? If I
needed the $185 substitute gas valve, I'd probably be better off buying a
whole new heater.


Did you read the Recall Notice by those diagrams?


Yes I did, but it looked like it was specifically for LP gas setup. I'm
natural gas here. It didn't say what date the recall was.