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More likely that it is a bad door switch. Push the door switch in manually and see if you can hear/feel a clicking sound. If this switch is not made (closed) the dryer motor will not start. If you burned up your dryer motor (unlikely) you would have smelled those burned motor windings! Hopefully as simple as replacing the door switch.
Good bet it's the motor!
Disconnect electric plug.
Have to get access to back of the dryer, remove a few screws.
Look at motor and belt, motors sometimes over heat - Burn Up.
Motor could be replaced, depending on the age and how long you have had it!
Check for vent blockages! Overheating may be a serious issue and fire hazzard. A slow moving drum could mean a bad traction belt, jammed mechanical part or the motor is not spinning at a proper RPM which may indicate motor damage also. The electrical burning is a serious issue also and a fire hazzard. Dryers need periodical cleaning to remove excess lint, dust and debris. Lack of cleaning causes the dryer to work harder and run hotter. Excessive heat shortens the life of many parts such as belts, bearings, electronics, wiring, etc...
may have burned the motor out.... if this unit has a control board on it most likely would have shorted it out first if a standard/basic gas dryer will a timer knob then power would have either burned timer,or motor up first.... good luck to you that really stinks....
Hi, It sounds like your motor has gone bad....it will buzz really bad when it is trying to start and cannot...it will also get very hot and give you the burning electrical smell...
If the motor smell burnt it is going to burn up soon. Unfortunatly it is time to replace the motor if it is worth it. You may consider a new one. Once the motor goes you can guarante that something else will follow.
suppressor very unlikely to be the source of problems and would not explain the motor clicking
i think the main problem may be a faulty motor.remove the electrical connection and take the motor out - just held in by bolts - and examine carefully the motor commutator - the segments of copper the brushes run on.
i think you may find one or more segments lifted which would explain the clicking noise and maybe the burning smell. it would also explain the lack of motor rotation - just coincidence it happened on dry.
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