My Kenmore electric dryer (model # 110.86582110, don't kow the age) will not stop running. In timed mode and in auto-dry mode ("more dry . . . less dry"), the dial does not advance at all and the dryer continues to run and continues to heat, sometimes overnight and long past when the clothes are bone dry. The dryer stops when the door is opened and restarts when "push to start" is pressed".
After reviewing some posts in this and other groups, I checked the voltage across the terminals to the timer motor and got a reading of zero. I then disconnected the leads to the timer motor and applied 120 V and found that the timer did advance in timed mode.
Concluding that the timer assembly was defective, I purchased and installed a new $87 timer. This did not solve the problem - the dial still does not advance in either timed or auto-dry modes.
Where did I go wrong? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Tom