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Your issue might be the thermal fuse. This page goes over that and other potential causes for your model dryer.
The clicking could be the start relay or the door switch ... hard to say.
Good luck on your troubleshooting
I forgot to add ... if it is the thermal fuse then you also need to understand why it blew ... usually this is because the dryer overheats ... which can be caused by some level of blockage of the vent or lint buildup.
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Dryer should tumble with a bad thermal fuse, just no heat, reset breakers, even if they look fine, then check door switch after that check the timer
SOURCE: DRYER
The thermal cut-out is located on the side of the heater housing assm. To gain access you need to use a putty knife to depress the two spring clips between the top and the front panel and raise the top. The heater is on the back wall. The part number for the t-stat and thermal cut-out kit is LA-1053 and is about $20.00. Don't forget to clean your vent, and check your blower assm. Either one could have caused the problem.
SOURCE: Fuse
Model He4 dryer. Tried to start the dryer, pressed start and nothing except for a click. All the buttons were lit but did not start. I checked out all the blogs and took a chance on changing the thermal fuse. I ordered the part on Ebay (part number 3392519) for $4 dollars including shipping. When it came in, I took the lower front panel off and replaced the fuse. Dryer works fine.
SOURCE: Fuse
Your belt is broken, the click that you hear is a centrifugal switch that shunts your start button, so we know the motor is running. Check your belt.
SOURCE: Kenmore dryer not running
I have a 29" Kenmore electric dryer. Apx 4 years old. It runs but is not heating. What do I need to do?
SOURCE: Kenmore Dryer-90 Series- Pushed Start button nothing happened
get a meter,unplug the dryer and read out the fuse,pull one of the wires off when you read it out,also when was the last time you cleaned out the dryer?if it's the fuse usually the air isn't moving very well,you need to clean out the duct that the lint filter slides into,vac out the inside of dryer where the motor is and clean out the vent line and make sure the outside vent is clear,if it's a long run from the back of dryer to the outside i use a leaf blower to blow out the vent line,make sure you have 240 coming in at the back of dryer,you could have a blown fuse,if the thermal fuse is good,check the thermostats on the heater box and read out the heater,good luck,if i can help with anything else let me know
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