It is VERY common for GE DW pumps to leak at the drain valve trip shaft seal and unfortunately the little seal that GE sells to fix this problem NEVER works so you need a complete new pump and motor assembly. I would bet that 50% of the GE dWs I see in the field are already leaking at least some from this seal.

The good news if someone gets this DW the complete replacement pump and motor is not that expensive and it is a greatly upgraded design. The motor now uses only about 1/3 the electricity, is much quieter and actually has more pumping force, no longer will the machines motor constantly vary its speed and make the annoying laboring sound that GE DWs with the black shaded pole always had, to me they always sounded like the motor was straining and it was not a soothing sound for people that are into mechanical things LOL.

John, I found it soothing, never annoying.  It was just part of GE's personality and character as far as I am concerned!!!!  I could lay in bed listening to my GSD1200 do that knew all was well in the world.

I guess Glen that it could be considered a soothing sound, but because I knew that the pump was not putting out a consistent flow of water like a KA, D&M, WP or for that matter just about any other DW ever made, including the pre 1967 GEs, that I guess that I could never get used to a DW that sounded like it was straining to even run for that ridiculous 30 minute main wash, we used laugh about these motors all the time at the shop. It was truly the biggest POS motor ever used in a home DW, I am sure the engineer at GEs motor division that came up with a 79 cent DW motor he got some major bonus, LOL.