We have a dead one too. I replace the thermal fuse half a dozen times. had a repaireman out twice, had more invested in repairs that the washer cost initially.POS. Money is tight so we just got used to doing them by hand. Someday when we're flush we'll try another one.
My advice would be mot tp put money into a problem machine. We had the circuit board replaced and then the pump and it was still popping fuses and that's when we gave up.