I have a Kenmore Dryer that I had to replace the motor in. I bought a
new motor off eBay, replaced it (the motor looked identical and the
model/part numbers matched - motor part #279827) and put the dryer back
together. Thought everything worked fine as soon as I hit the START
button it fired up, but for some reason with this new motor as soon as
you release the START button the dryer stops. I'm pretty sure its not
the Heat Control/Timer as what are the odds of the motor and the timer
going at the same time? Any ideas?

wrote:
I have a Kenmore Dryer that I had to replace the motor in. I bought a
new motor off eBay, replaced it (the motor looked identical and the
model/part numbers matched - motor part #279827) and put the dryer
back
together. Thought everything worked fine as soon as I hit the START
button it fired up, but for some reason with this new motor as soon
as
you release the START button the dryer stops. I'm pretty sure its not
the Heat Control/Timer as what are the odds of the motor and the
timer
going at the same time? Any ideas?

Hi,

Kenmore is made by a few different companies, model#??
What was wrong with the first motor?

what are the odds of the motor and the timer
going at the same time?

Probably rare!

Any wiring changes between the old and new motor?
jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

I guess a bad heat thermistor.

http://applianceblog.com/forums/forum3/41.html

wrote:
I have a Kenmore Dryer that I had to replace the motor in. I bought a
new motor off eBay, replaced it (the motor looked identical and the
model/part numbers matched - motor part #279827) and put the dryer back
together. Thought everything worked fine as soon as I hit the START
button it fired up, but for some reason with this new motor as soon as
you release the START button the dryer stops. I'm pretty sure its not
the Heat Control/Timer as what are the odds of the motor and the timer
going at the same time? Any ideas?

Hi,
Does the motor has capacitor mounted on the body or elsewhere?
The motor has to go from start mode to run mode. There is centrifugal
switch inside motor. Maybe that switch is not triggering preventing the
motor to go into run mode.
Tony

HAHAAHAHH

I just noticed I posted a link to Jeff's own website.....

http://www.applianceaid.com/evenheat.html
Zowie.

Sorry bout that, Jeff.

Matt wrote:
HAHAAHAHH

I just noticed I posted a link to Jeff's own website.....

http://www.applianceaid.com/evenheat.html
Zowie.

Sorry bout that, Jeff.


Thanks for all the replies. The dryer wouldn't work and I tested all
the fuses/thermal cutoffs but an article on Bob Villa.com said a motor
should have high resistance. This motor had no resistance so I thought
it was the motor burnt out and shorting. Replaced it and it still
didn't work - turned out bad wiring in the socket of the house was to
blame and there was nothing wrong with the original motor after all
(guess not all motors have high resistance?). I had already purchased a
new non-refundable motor off eBay so decided to keep it in the dryer
(new lease of life) and keep the old motor as a spare (it was only
$35).

Turns out I figured out the problem too. The wiring block onto the side
of the motor faces down at a 45 degree angle. When I clipped the wiring
block to the new motor, one of the terminals must not have been lined
up properly, and instead of going into the wiring block it bent down,
not touching. Because of the downward angle I didn't see/notice this
had happened. Once I removed the motor from the dryer for the second
time I noticed the bent terminal, straightened it, reassambled and
everything works great now!

wrote:
Matt wrote:
HAHAAHAHH

I just noticed I posted a link to Jeff's own website.....

http://www.applianceaid.com/evenheat.html
Zowie.

Sorry bout that, Jeff.


Thanks for all the replies. The dryer wouldn't work and I tested all
the fuses/thermal cutoffs but an article on Bob Villa.com said a
motor
should have high resistance. This motor had no resistance so I
thought
it was the motor burnt out and shorting. Replaced it and it still
didn't work - turned out bad wiring in the socket of the house was to
blame and there was nothing wrong with the original motor after all
(guess not all motors have high resistance?). I had already purchased
a
new non-refundable motor off eBay so decided to keep it in the dryer
(new lease of life) and keep the old motor as a spare (it was only
$35).

Turns out I figured out the problem too. The wiring block onto the
side
of the motor faces down at a 45 degree angle. When I clipped the
wiring
block to the new motor, one of the terminals must not have been lined
up properly, and instead of going into the wiring block it bent down,
not touching. Because of the downward angle I didn't see/notice this
had happened. Once I removed the motor from the dryer for the second
time I noticed the bent terminal, straightened it, reassambled and
everything works great now!

Thankx for the update, should help others!
jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/