r8rphan
Well-Known Member
Compressor starts and runs for a few seconds and then shuts off... Will try again a time or two after a few minutes, then it waits a long time before trying again..
Don't know much about refrigeration, but I'm assuming the relay is good since it starts and runs at all..
Could be the motor heater (overload relay), or perhaps bad bearings in the compressor? Would low coolant do that (thinking this is not likely the problem)..
I'm thinking that since it runs, then reading the resistance across the three compressor terminals won't tell me anything (or will it?)..
Anyone replaced the compressor on one of these things?
How hard is it to do?
I generally can troubleshoot and repair just about anything, have sweat miles of copper for residential plumbing, but never played with cutting into, sweating, and recharging coolant lines before...
Don't know much about refrigeration, but I'm assuming the relay is good since it starts and runs at all..
Could be the motor heater (overload relay), or perhaps bad bearings in the compressor? Would low coolant do that (thinking this is not likely the problem)..
I'm thinking that since it runs, then reading the resistance across the three compressor terminals won't tell me anything (or will it?)..
Anyone replaced the compressor on one of these things?
How hard is it to do?
I generally can troubleshoot and repair just about anything, have sweat miles of copper for residential plumbing, but never played with cutting into, sweating, and recharging coolant lines before...