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DIY & Home Improvement

Canoe52

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5. Saw plenty of compressors that were running but still broken.

Reply to mopinko (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 14, 2018, 09:39 PM

Apr 2018

Freon from those compressors had a burnt smell and look. This was back before you couldn’t release Freon to the air.
Dad used to carry a extra container of Freon in his truck to spray in the distributor cap to dry it out so it would start on a cold winter day.

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thermocouple on a fridge [View all] mopinko Apr 2018 OP

Try this article Canoe52 Apr 2018 #1

well, i will do the test, but it isnt a gas fridge. mopinko Apr 2018 #2

Oops wrong assumption, it could be many things Canoe52 Apr 2018 #3

well compressor is clearly working, but mopinko Apr 2018 #4

Saw plenty of compressors that were running but still broken. Canoe52 Apr 2018 #5