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Push start button and it makes the noise like its going to start but stops when you release the button. Drum doesnt turn, smells like it might burn

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My knemore want start i push the button it make a noise but it want start, if i hold the button down it goes quiet.

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That is a bad sign. If the buzzing starts when you press the start button and stops when you release its almost safe to say that the motor has a dead short or grounded out and causing that to happen. You can check the start switch by getting a multimeter and with the dryer unplugged take the wires off the switch, place a lead on each pin and press the start with meter set for continuity. If it shows continuity when presed and stops when released your motor is shot and needs to be replaced.
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