These motors have their own 'start windings' - and if moving the drum manually gets it going, then these have failed, unfortunately. I would imagine the capacitor is actually to prevent TV interference, but some motors do have starting capacitors - but these are usually of 1/2 hp and larger.
John
May 2008
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