Stumped with Dryer

Dryer Repair
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This is perhaps a stupid question, but I knew NOTHING about appliance repair prior to visiting this site and after 3 days of reading posts I feel like I can build a space shuttle. Well, at least I can tell someone ELSE how it should be done. However, I can’t seem to fix my dryer.

Problem: No heat

I’ve followed the instructions here and performed the following:

  1. Circuit breaker not tripped
  2. 220 volts to the outlet
  3. Terminal block not damaged
  4. Disconnected Thermal fuse (#7 on schematic), ohmed, = 0
  5. Disconnected Heating Element (#17 on schem), ohmed, = 0
  6. Disc. thermal cut-off (#9 on schem), ohmed, = 0
  7. Disc. internal Thermostat (#8 on schem), ohmed, = 0
  8. Disc. fixed Thermostat (#15 on schem), ohmed, = 0

I’ve run the cycles (low, med, high heat) thinking perhaps the thermostat functions much like a vehicle thermostat and it was perhaps shutting down the heat. However, no heat materialized in any of the cycles.

Now, for the stupid question. Is it possible the element is non-functional yet still provides resistance at the above-referenced points?

Is there perhaps something else which I have not yet located on this forum but is referenced in another thread offering additional suggestions?

Your patience and response are much appreciated. MP

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Continuity across #'s 1&4 good.

Thanks again for following up.

Any other thoughts as to what it might be?

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Remove the black and the red wires from the timer and check for continuity across the corresponded timer terminals while the timer is in "on" position.

Check for continuity across the red wire removed from the timer and the red wire removed from the heating element.

Gene.

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Thank you guys for all of your help. After a week of tinkering I’ve come to conclude it’s either the drive motor or the element and both are too expensive to justify repairing this thing. I found another dryer on Craig’s list for $40 and it works:)

Thanks again for all of your follow-up and I’ve at least obtained a partial education during this process.