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Jimmy G  
#1 Posted : Saturday, February 20, 2010 11:27:42 AM(UTC)
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I Have been troubleshooting my dryer and discovered the thermal cutout to be not working ( causing no heat during drying)
i ordered the replacement part, installed and ran for cycle and it stopped working again.. now the new thermal cutoff is not working and is not reading continuity with a meter.. when i aligator clip the wires together the dryer heats up again as normal.. what would cause the thermal cut off to go and the new reaplacement part to go right away
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denman  
#2 Posted : Monday, February 22, 2010 6:55:50 AM(UTC)
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Here are the parts
Replacement parts for WHIRLPOOL LER4634EQ0 | AppliancePartsPros.com

Here is the wiring diagram
http://www.servicematters.com/docs/wiring/Wiring%20Sheet%20-%203401728.pdf

I am assuming that the fuse you replaced is the one on the heater assembly as this is the one for the heater.

You have to find out what caused it to go.
Note: that sometimes they do just blow on their own but changing it without checking other things is a gamble.

Check the heating coil.
Unplug the unit and both wires to the coil.
Check it with a meter, should be around 10 ohms.
Then check from each side of the coil to the case/frame, both should be infinite ohms (open). If not the coil may have sagged or broken and is touching the case. This can cause it to run on high and the thermostats cannot regulate it.

If the above is OK then you will also have to replace the hi-limit as it should have regulated the temperature so the fuse did not blow.

You still have to find out why it blew.
Check the seal (drum etc) in the unit. The air is pulled over the heating coils, through the drum and pushed out the exhaust. So any large seal leak will pull in room air and the cycling thermostat on the blower will run the unit hot.
Check that the lint filter is not coated with fabric softener residue which greatly reduces air flow.
Check/clean your vent system.
Check/clean the blower wheel.

If all OK you may want to replace the cycling thermostat as it's contacts may not be opening (welded shut).

Following is the fuse & hi-limit combo.
Part number: AP3094244
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