Does the ignitor glow? If so it is possible it is the coils. But I would not start just replacing parts when a cheap meter can be purchase for about $10. I do not know of any way to check the coils without an electrical meter. The electrical schematics should state, from my experience, what the ohms should be for a good coil. In other words if it says 1500 OHMs than if you check the coil and it reads 3200 OHMs than it is bad.

well the coils did not work. i did notice that with the dryer running and tapping the ignitor a small spark came from the ignitor. also, my wife told me that just before the dryer stopped heating the washer was unbalanced and wobbling pretty good so much that it was up against the dryer. do you think that the washer hitting the dryer caused the ignitor to go bad? either way. gonna investigate some more and get that meter to help pinpoint the problem. any suggestions would be appreciated

ok, got my meter! so with the dryer unplugged i check continuity at all points and got nothing from the ignitor. I ran the dryer and checked the voltage at the ignitor and there was 120v but the ignitor would not work consistently. it did however inconsistently kick on and glow and I would get flame but like I said, inconsistent. sometimes the ignitor would start to get red but then turn off before actually igniting. so my conclusion is the ignitor.