Roper Washer Wont Agitate

My Roper will fill, then just sit. The wash cycle will not start. I can move the dial to spin, and it will spin and drain. No other cycles will do anything at all except the initial fill, then it just stalls. :confused: Any help would be greatly appreciated!

If you can not hear the motor run during the wash cycle you may have a bad timer or a bad connection on the motor wire harness.

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If you can not hear the motor run during the wash cycle you may have a bad timer or a bad connection on the motor wire harness.

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No, I do not hear the motor. It just fills with water and stops. If I try to push in the knob and advance it to wash myself, it still does nothing. The only cycle that will work when I advance the knob, is the spin. Also, not sure if this matters, but the agitator moves freely left to right.

Do you have any idea how I can tell whether its a bad timer or bad connection?