Capacitor cracked?

Loud "bang" noise from washing machine when plugged in.
Home fuse trips.
Washing machine Capacitor where power line goes in has cracks.
lakis, June 2004


done
What should the reading on the meter say?

bill, November 2004
Looks like your capacitor has shorted.
Use a multimeter on ohms range to prove
Unplug appliance of course

wilsie, June 2004