I have a Kenmore 90 series washer (direct drive, 3 speed motor) that fills with water, then stops instead of agitating. When it stops, the motor buzzes/hums. I have replaced the switch on the motor and replaced the motor itself ( I have a spare washer for parts, so the parts were free), but it still does not work.

When this first happened, there was also a burning (electrical) smell.

If I advance the cycle to spin, the drum will spin and the water pumps out.

Any ideas?

I pulled the timer off and removed the dust cover. I could not see any burn marks or obvious signs of a problem. However, after I put the timer back on, the machine agitated, but it made a lot of loud clicking noises and ran really rough.

I think it is safe to say that the timer is the problem, at least I hope so, because a new timer is $120 and cannot be returned.

Thanks for the help.