I-Home improvement

[ElderWolf]

porschy- you've pretty well eliminated the possibility of the timer switch being the problem. Have you tried the spin cycle with no load (no clothes)? Your problem may be the heater (thermal overload) that could be tripping the motor. Do you hear a squealing sound that might indicate trouble with the motor bearings? Another thing...you've eliminated the possibility of it being the door switch. The fact that it runs for two to three minutes suggests that your control circuit is fine. I tend to think (without the benefit of putting a meter on anything) that it is either a problem with the motor overheating AND/OR the coupling that connects the motor to the transmission could be crooked causing the motor to operate under stress which would cause it to draw higher amps than normal. Try it without the clothes and see if it'll run for longer than when you have clothes in it. Also when you do this use the minimum amount of water possible. If it runs for longer than when it has a load then the motor MAY BE drawing too many amps. I don't suppose you have a clamp on ampmeter do you? Best, Elder.