The fill valve makes a buzzing noise while filling. I took it apart and cleaned the screens and tested it. I am pretty sure they are not closing. If they dont close will this prevent the washer from advancing to the next cycle? Can you bypass the solenoids by placing a jumper wire across the wires to check this?

Thank you for your reply. Actually the initial problem was it filled then just stopped doing anything. I took my multimeter aand tested all the components, which tested good, and was just about to chalk it up to a bad timer, when I discovered that the jumper I had placed across the lid switch was not a good connection so I fixed that. When I turned the timer to spin, it fired up, then I heard arching from down by the motor and it stopped. What I found was that on the pump side of the motor, in the lower right side behind the case is a small black piece of material that had a white wire going in on a terminal. It had broken off and apparently was shorting out against the case. I am sure now, that was probably the problem. My question now is, can this be fixed or am I in for a new machine as the motor costs more than the machine. Can I resolder the wire onto what remains of the terminal still in there?

Thank you for your reply. I will give it a try and let you know what happens.

Great, glad to know that worked and thanks for updating us.