Dryer won't stay hot

Without a doubt it is #3, the gas valve coils. Replace those and you will be up and rinning. You will need a phillips and a 5/16" screwdriver. If your phillips is so long where you must remove the drum, please note how the belt is hooked around the pulley and practice taking it off and putting it back on before removing the drum.

I dont agree with ABCellers, in my experience if the ignitor is bad the dryer wont heat AT ALL. And if it heats for the first or first and second attempt and then just doesnt catch the flame, its the heating coils every time.

Thank you, Frank.

Weak Igniters may cause oven failure but on gas dryers, Igniters usually work, or they don't. I had to test the "Accepted answers" theory though. I called to locate an igniter and the man asked me (who i new use to work at GE when they were still in fresno on blackstone) "What makes you think its the igniter"? I told him the 7 minutes it warmed up then would not heat until I restarted, and i looked on the internet for probable causes. He told me the igniters work or they don't, which sounded right to me, as I've worked on many, and he told me to replace the coils. I replaced the igniter, for my own ("proof") with no changes. Then I replaced the coils and it worked like a charm. Oh, By the way, he also told me to not believe what you read on the Internet!!! Present comment excepted!!! My words

Same problem with ours... not igniting the flame, just a glow then nothing, then another minute later,just a glow, then nothing. I hate washers and dryers. Mostly, I hate being on a cement basement floor with the dust and lint and cramped space and taking everything apart, testing it (with an ohms meter), doing a thorough cleaning with a shop vac, dropping little screws, finding the right size socket, knocking things over, and cutting my hands and arms on the sheet metal. Then I test it and see that the ignitor catches the flame and I think "BINGO" it is fixed. Then, getting everything back together on the dryer, trying to reattach the venting pipes, and wrestling the beast back into place, put all the tools away, clean up the area, plug it back in, throw clothes from the washer, into the dryer, turn that sucker on AND... just a glow, then nothing, just a glow, then nothing... All this in the evening after a wonderful 10 hour day at work. As I mentioned before... I HATE WASHERS AND DRYERS!

Many, many thanks for this information. After reading ABCellars's post and many others, I decided to buy an igniter and the coils (about $17 and $10 respectively on Amazon). I installed the coils first and had the same problem. It lit when cool, then stopped working, even though the igniter glowed. Once I removed the igniter, I could tell exactly what he meant by "lost its sparkles." I installed the new igniter and the problem was solved. Thanks, again ABCellars

An invaluable tool that i ran across for this type of repair is the book the New Fit-It-Yourself Manual by Reader's Digest. It has general break downs of most major appliances and troubleshooting guides. And at under $20 on eBay, it's a steal. Good luck!!

I know this is old but if you go to www.repairclinic.com type in your model # and it will give you a list of parts for your model. It has 2 videos one for testing and the other on how to take the machine apart and fix it.

I also have a Maytag gas dryer. 1st load will dry, not the second until a bit later when it rests for awhile, I did replace the gas valve solenoid and the cycling thermostat but still not working. I looked in the peep hole when I turned it on for the second load of laundry and the igniter area glowed for a minute but never lit the pilot. I'm thinking it's the igniter.....any suggestions?

Any chance it may just be the thermal shut off... shutting down the heating part and letting it continue to spin? I have a similar problem.. just need to get in there and check it... good info here, thank you to all who posted!

Can the coils be ohmed out to check for continuity. The smaller of the two coils reads open on my valve. I have the same problem with igniter glowing but no solenoid click or light off. The igniter appears to be sparkley. Thank you

Just to add my $0.02, I replaced the igniter first. It worked for the first few cycles, but I knew better than to get my hopes up. After 10-15 minutes, it just glowed with no ignition. I'll replace the coils tomorrow (I bought them both, since the parts store is about 45 minutes away).

One thing I noticed: when it stopped working, I would hear a rattling noise when the igniter was glowing. I wonder if it's the valves chattering. It might be a clue to help indicate whether it's the igniter or the coils (not all of us have clamp-on ammeters).