Have an old whirlpool gas dryer that I bought used a while back. It's
worked great for a while now. Last week when i started it, i heard a
strange groaning/humming noise and the dryer began to turn and after a
couple of revolutions it stopped. I could not restart it, checked the
outlet, nothing. The next day my wife tried it and it worked so we
thought it was a one time thing. Now it's doing it again and it hasn't
worked for 2 days. Any ideas?

-Kevin

forgot to mention that after it does this, i smell a faint burning
smell for 30 seconds.

kevincw01 wrote:
forgot to mention that after it does this, i smell a faint burning
smell for 30 seconds.

Hi,
Drum motor. Starting cap?

"kevincw01" wrote in message
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forgot to mention that after it does this, i smell a faint burning
smell for 30 seconds.

If you can turn the drum without too much effort then the motor is gone.

i can't turn the drum from the inside without _alot_ of effort and even
then it doesnt budge much. But if I pop the top off the dryer and turn
it that way, it's fairly easy.