Kenmore-will fill/agitate but not rinse or spin

[MikePullen]

Kenmore top loader, about 8 years old.
Washer will fill and agitate, but timer stops at start of rinse cycle. Manually turning timer will not help. I pumped down the water level to clear and level switches if they exist, but no luck.

The motor coupling was replaced last year and the symptoms are different than from that time.

Thanks for any assistance.

 

[handyman1962]

It sounds like you have a bad contact in your timer. Anytime the timer stops in any part of the cycle, that would suggest a bad timer contact which would mean a new timer. You can try to wiggle the knob when the timer stalls to see if that gets the washer going to confirm. It may start up and then shut off again.

 

[MikePullen]

It was the door switch.
The two plastic mounting pieces on the switch had broken off the switch body, so that the switch was hanging down.

Took about an hour to fix, mainly waiting for the super glue to dry. Actual work time was 15 minutes.

 

[handyman1962]

If the lid switch fails on this type of washer, usually the washer will not drain or spin. When you stated you pumped out the water, did you mean by hand or using the drain mode on the washer? Just curious.