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Well for those who may be interested....
After installing two new sets of gas coils and a new flame sensor, my problem ended up being the gas valve. The $110 price tag on the valve was a little too rich for my blood to not try taking it apart to see what made it tick. Once I split the case I found it was really quite simple on the inside. The problem was that the rubber seal on the end of one of my plungers was stuck to the seat of the valve body. I effortlessly broke it free and then put the valve back together. The dryer now works like new. The coils are what would normally open this seal, but mine must have "fused" after sitting unused for so long. So the chattering/fluttering sound I was hearing was the coil trying to open the valve, but it just wasn't strong enough to break it free.
This now makes perfect sense to me as I had mentioned that the dryer worked fine before it was unused for a little over a year. I had a hard time coming to terms with the fact that some non-mechanical part all of the sudden just went bad on it's own without using the dryer. I felt all along that it had to be something mechanical and it turns out it was.
Hope this may help someone in the future.
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We are glad you were able to fix it.
Gene.
P.S. Keep it under control due to possible gas leak. Gas valves repair is illegal in many states.
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Originally Posted by: bajafx4  Well I installed the new gas coils last night and they didn't help. Same problem... dryer works, but doesn't heat.
I disconnected the ignitor, flame sensor, fuse, and thermostat again to check continuity again and they are all good.
Any other ideas? It's a Whirlpool LGN2000KQ1.
When I turn it on, the ignitor glows for a few seconds and when it starts to fade out I hear a sound that is kind of hard to describe for about 10 seconds; it kind of sounds like a fluttering sound. My igniter glows good,found a wire off the flame sensor,replaced it,replaced both gas coils,no flame up
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Originally Posted by: Jim of all Trades My igniter glows good,found a wire off the flame sensor,replaced it,replaced both gas coils,no flame up Make sure the gas shut off valve is open. If the igniter glows, the gas supply is fine and both gas valve coils are new, very likely the gas valve itself is bad. Gene.
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