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There is a web site, appliance411.com, which helps to identify the age of major appliances. I have gone there and looked up your dryer, it appears to have been manufactured in April of 2000.
The second digit/character (K) indicates the year and the 2-digit numbers (07) immediately next to it indicates the week the dryer was made. The year code K is 2000 and your dryer was made on the 7th week of the year 2000 or February 2000. Click on the link below for the table of year codes of Whirlpool and Whirlpool-made appliances.
this unit is a 3 1/2 unit...the 42 the model number...possible its a 89 or 97 model...this is a 42,000 btus unit...hope this helps...michael 843-384-8474..
The manufacture date of the appliance is determined by the serial number. The following link explains how to determine the date on a Whirlpool manufactured appliance:
Most likely your heating element has gone bad. This will happen from a number of different things ranging from just plain age to clogged vents causing it to overheat and go out. Also with a gas dryer your thermostat may be bad. The thermostat tells the dryer when to release the gas and ignite the flame to heat the drum. This would be my first suggestion on what the problem is. There is also a thermal fuse on your dryer that may be the problem but I really think it's the thermostat. It's hard to say without hooking a volt meter to it to find where the current is stopping but these would be the most common causes. It's always a good idea to have your vents cleaned out at least once a year and if you have a long distance between the dryer and the vent outside get the entire hose cleared out yearly. This will save you money in the long run on parts and save you from any fires. With gas dryers, I have seen it a few times in homes, the lint catches fire due to the open flame and does a lot of damage.
Do try out the thermostat first, it shouldn't cost you but around 20 dollars for it. If you open up the back panel of the control panel you will find the wire diagram and it will show you where the thermostat is located. Do make sure to unplug the dryer first though. Trust me, 110 volts of electricity is not a fun feeling for anyone, I know from experience. If you have any other questions let me know. I hope this helps you out enough to get this fixed, I know what a pain it is to have your dryer out. Good luck.
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