[campbelp2002]

Thanks Gene,
I was beginning to think I needed to check the motor. I had my son help and plugged it in, turnd the timer to a run setting, held the door switch, pushed the start button and reached into the drum and turned it by hand. No sound or hint of power when turning it in either direction. But I haven't figured out how to reach the motor. Do I have to remove the blower to get to it? It looks like I could test the motor winding resistance by measuring from the thermal fuse to timer switch 4 where the white wire from the signal guard switch comes in. The wiring diagram shows that I would be testing from motor 4M to 5M by doing that. And that would not require any (more) disassembly. I did that measurement and got 2 ohms.

As I study the wiring diagram it looks more and more like the electronic control cannot prevent the drive motor from starting. It seems like all it would do is control the timer motor in response to the moisture sensor. If I am right about that, then it looks as if I have ruled out everything except those two switches on the motor, the one from 5M to the start winding and 6M and the one from 1M to 2M. The 2 ohm reading implies the switch that engages the start winding is closed, which is reasonable since the motor hasn't startged yet, and the 2 ohm COULD be two 3.8 ohm readings in parallel. It did flash between 1.9 and 2.0 on the 200 ohm scale, which is the lowest on my meter.