[croberts]

My Kenmore dryer will stop in mid-cycle and then will restart after a few minutes. It does this sporadically and the clothes are getting dry. I this a problem with a thermostat?

[richappy]

If the motor makes a bad noise when starting, it's got bad bearings and needs to be replaced

[croberts]

Thanks for your reply. No, the motor does not make any strange noises and I have thouroughly cleaned the lint filter and duct. Any other ideas?

[richappy]

Check your timer for burnt contacts, symptom would be gaps in the timer when you turn it or wiggle the timer knob. If it takes a few minutes till you can get the motor running=bad motor shutting down on it's thermal overload. You can confirm this by bench testing the motor with 115 volts to pins 4&5