17 year old kenmore heavy duty 70 series washer?

Sounds like the lid switch is broken. Unplug washer,remove screws on bottom right and left side of console. Flip console up and back. There will be a white plastic wire plug coming up from washer cabinet that is connected to another white plastic wire plug. Disconnect that plug. There a 3 wires coming from plug. Ignore diconnected plug mounted on cabinet and take a jumper wire and jump across the 2 outside wires on plug coming from console. This by-passes the lid switch. Make sure jumper is secure before re-starting machine.

Glenn
May 2007