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Tomes wrote:
Hi Folks,
We have the leaky dishwasher, a Maytag perhaps from the late 70s, perhaps
more recent as we have only been here for 12 years. It does not happen
all of the time, only maybe one out of 3 or 4 times we use the unit.
What we find is on the floor there is a river of water, not a flood, and
the amount varies. There is no water underneath or behind. It happens
not early in the cycling, but later on, either in the rinsing or the
drying phases. We use the granular Cascade detergent.

I replaced the main gasket around the door to no avail. While doing this
I really cleaned the dirt both under the gasket and where the gasket
meets up with the frame.

The water must be coming from somewhere else, but where? Is there
another gasket somewhere on that door? I seek clues or better from this
post. Questions for clarification are welcome.

Thanks folks,
Tomes

We had a similar problem. The problem was that detergent builds up,
eventually causes too much foam, which keeps water from draining so
it runs out. Solution: pour in one quart of white vinegar (no dishes) and
run through a full cycle. I switched to liquid detergent, but don't
use the d.w. often enough to repeat any problems. The fix was recommended
by pro repairman, and I thought he was putting me on, but it
worked.

Cool. I will try this degunkifying trick and report back [but don't let
this stop other replies...]. When we first moved in here we tried the
liquid stuff and it leaked then, so we went to the granular and it behaved
for 10 years, so we decided that the liquid stuff was evil. I suppose all
it did was buy us that time.
Tomes