Customer Questions and Answers for Automatic Washer (Direct Drive) - Whirlpool Repair Manuals by Whirlpool

Hello Richard. It sounds like you could have a bad motor, timer or a wire is causing a short. You will want to look at the wires going from the motor to the timer and verify it's not a wire causing the short. You can test the motor using a multi meter MA-DM1, you will want to touch each pin on the motor with one probe and the other to the casing of the motor. They should all read close to pass the test. The timer will be tested the same. Here is a link you can refer to for help with using a multi meter: http://forum.appliancepartspros.com/oven-repair-including-ranges-cooktops/4810-how-check-continuity-ohmmeter.html . Hope this helps!