Whirlpool washer just stopped working

[mjrobs]

Top off of washer lid shut 0 ohms

[whirlpooltech]

check for voltage on your motor. Off the top of my head I would say check between the white and red wire.

[mjrobs]

I checked that 125 volts

[whirlpooltech]

If you have voltage to the motor and the motor does not run then replace the motor.

[whirlpooltech]

The reason why we are so concerned is a lot of folk plop down good money for a timer and that ain't the problem. It very well could be the timer but it probably ain't .

You are correct JW

[JWWebster]

0 ohms on the lid switch means open circuit right? Hello?

[JWWebster]

the lid switch has 3 wires. one of them is the green ground wire. Usually the middle wire.
That leaves 2 wires. Jump them two wires at the male plug going into the harness and see if that sucker will run!

[mjrobs]

The problem was in the centrifugal switch. While I had the washer turned on, I moved the wires and it started. Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AJ]

Glad to hear you found the trouble. Sometimes its the connection in the plug on the end of the wire harness too and not in the switch itself.