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Fixed! To all: I fixed the problem. It was indeed the ignitor. After the feat it was to get to it, I ordered the part, it came in, and I installed it today. The dryer now works! Not too bad for an English teacher and a child of the 90s, I say! Thank you all for your help--it helped so much.

Success? I think it is indeed the ignitor, because mine is naked--has no black casing at all, but I found the crumbles from it--as this one does: (PS: Dave, thanks for using "mustn't." As an English teacher, I love it!)...

Well, then. That might be the problem. I think when the dryer first wasn't working, my husband touched it trying to clear the webs from inside the bottom of the dryer.

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Dave, Since nothing is glowing, I am guessing it is the ignitor? I also know that the gas seems to get to the point where "fire" should be because I can smell a bit of it when the dryer comes on--much like what happens when a pilot light is unlit. I have no idea if it has a thermal fuse, and...

Dave, I don't know the answer to your first question (I am a novice with gas dryers), and no, nothing is glowing behind the access panel.

Thanks. It is in fact a DG808. The "G" was double stamped, and I thought it was an "e"--sorry about the confusion. Yes, the gas seems to be getting to the dryer. I even bled the connection going into the dryer to make sure. And, after further inspection, it does seem there is an electric...

Hmmmmm....that seems to be part of the issue, I don't see any levers or any springs to compress. I am wondering if it has a glow bar?

Hello, My husband and I just bought a house in which everything is vintage, including the lovely De808 dryer. However, when the gas was turned off and then back on, it stopped heating. I am guessing I need to light the pilot light, but have no idea how to go about that. Any advice would be...