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Here is a link to a manual.
It does not specifically show your unit but one of the ones in the 6000 series should be close. Sorry but it is the best I can do. The type of temperature switch should help you do this.
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[COLOR="Blue"]Is it possible one of these could test fine but actually be out?[/COLOR]
No
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Also does any one know which leads on the timer to touch the multimeter to?[/COLOR]
Use the wiring diagram.

Sorry to even complicate things further but the following may also apply to your unit, see the attachment.

The loosing delicate first does point to the timer or the temperature switch.
One thing I would check before proceeding is the power. the heater requires the full 240 volts.
Try flipping the breaker off/on slowly a couple times. Sometimes you can loose half the line without actually tripping the breaker.
Check the voltage at the wall receptacle
L1 to L2 should be 240 volts
L1 to Neutral and L2 to Neutral, both should be 120 volts.
If OK
Unplug the unit and check the wires at the terminal strip in the machine to make sure none are loose or burned out
If OK
Check the power at the terminal strip.
Do this with the heater off and on.
[COLOR="Red"]Be careful as 240 volts is lethal !!![/COLOR]

If OK I would set the unit to high heat timed dry that should be the simplest heating circuit path.