washer not agitating except in delicate

Washer Repair
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I have an Amana top-loading washer that I purchased used. I have had it for about 4 years. I am not sure when it was manufactured. (From inside the lid, lower right) Model number: LWA30BW, MFG NO. PLWA30BW,
Serial R 9809035582 (is the 98 the year of mfg?)

Anyway, the machine has worked beautifully till now. Now, it only works on delicate. I can run a load just as usual, fill the tank (fills fine), but the timer doesn’t seem to go. It doesn’t start to agitate, and doesn’t spin, even when I advance the dial manually.

Is this the timer going/gone bad? Or is there something else it could be? nothing else seems to be an issue. It appears to work as it is supposed to when used on delicate.

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If it goes through the delicate cycle with no problem then that suggests the timer is the issue. Given the age of the machine I suggest you order a timer from this site as you can return it if it does not fix things, and if it does not fix things then a new basic top loader would seem to be the best choice.