In this economy, few can afford that much moolah on a whim.
The repair guys will be sad, but you can buy them all a box
of donuts on the savings.

--
Christopher A. Young
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"Josh" wrote in message
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PROBLEM SOLVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks guys. I neglected to reveal that the DW was working
fine until
I removed it last month to remodel my kitchen. It sat
covered with a
tarp on my outdoor patio the whole time.

I followed your advice to remove the motor & pump assy and
see if the
shaft would turn freely by hand. It WOULDN'T at first, then
it
suddenly broke free. Guess the cold weather and inactivity
caused
something to temporarily bind. Anyway, after cleaning it
and putting
everything back together, it's working normally. Good
thing: the
motor alone is about 80 bucks plus tax & shipping and the
motor with
pump attached goes for around $135. A complete new DW of
the same
make-model is $549 at Lowes; that would have probably been
the way I'd
have gone, considering the machine is 4 or 5 years old
already.