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Thanks. I’m not seeing it on eBay. Would plumbers putty or pipe dope work?

Update. I was able to change out with the seal and drain impeller. I had to remove one of the spacer washers because the top of the wash pump was scraping the housing. Not it works fine..there is a small leak around the gasket between the tank and motor. Is there any place to get these gaskets...

My vintage Kitchenaid dishwasher KDS-17 Started leaking out the bottom. Here is a link to a video I shot. Does anyone how how to fix this? I think it is some sort of seal.

Update: I was able to find a shop that repaired the timer up in Canada for $120 us plus shipping. They replaced two motors and springs. http://www.turnerstimerrepair.com/ Timer works perfectly now. The problem with the overfill still persists. I will try and unclog the over fill protector if I...

Thank you for responding. Yes, the slow motor never advances the timer at all. It would have stayed on the dry cycle all day if I didn’t manually advance the timer. If I start a cycle, the fast motor correctly advances the timer to the correct start position, the machine starts to fill, then...

My 49 year old KitchenAid Superba KDS-17 dishwasher is having this same issue. I really don’t want to replace with the newer junk on the market. I cannot find a replacement timer anywhere in the internet. If anyone knows of any of these timers, please let me know. I guess my only option right...