A few days ago I noticed the unit was 'clicking on, then buzzing for about 15 seconds, and then clicking off' every ~5 minutes or so. The freezer had thawed. The fan was running all the time.It took me a while (and some reading here) to figure out what was going on. Here is what I learned from some exploratory surgery:- I removed the starter relay and overload device. The resistances between the 3 (tecumpseh) compressor terminals are all in the single digit ohm range. No shorts to ground.- The starter relay does not rattle when you shake it.- The compressor was warm/hot to touch.- The unit was unplugged for a few hours while I did this. When I plugged it back in, the compressor started up an ran for a few hours. The freezer temp got down to about 10 degrees F. I went to bed. During the night I realized it was back in the "clicking, buzzing, getting warm mode". I unplugged it again. In the morning (several hours later) I plugged it in again and the compressor ran. It's still running (1 hour later) as I write this.So, does the fact that it starts up after 'cooling off' mean that the starter relay and overload device are okay?Does this behavior point toward compressor? toward overload device? toward starter relay? I did clean the dust (it was bad, not horrible) off of the various coils.Thanks for any advice!
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