Gas Dryer Smells Like Gas When Running. It's sometimes possible to detect a faint gas smell after you turn on your gas clothes dryer. Normally you will not get a gas smell when the dryer is working, it is usually something in the air burning.
If it doesn't work right it can't open the valve enough and you get just a little gas leaking out. However, if the smell is stronger than normal and you can't find a leak in the dryer's main gas line, at least one of three burner assembly components might be defective. At the same time, place several moist towels into the dryer and run them on a high heat setting until they're dry.