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February 8th, 2012, 11:08 AM
#231
Thank you Rick. I was afraid of that.
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February 10th, 2012, 04:44 AM
#232
Originally Posted by
rickgburton
Remove the back wall of the freezer section or evaporator cover. You'll need a VOM to check continuity on the defrost heater and defrost thermostat. Check the defrost thermostat while it's frosty. It should read closed below 40*F. If they both check good replace the motherboard. Replacing any of these parts is an easy repair. Once you determine which part is faulty, defrost the coils with a hair dryer and be sure to get all the frost and ice out of there. Here are the parts for your machine and a few videos you might find helpful:
After testing the heater for continuity, it failed. Replaced yesterday, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see how things go. Thanks for all of your help!
Nick
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February 10th, 2012, 06:12 PM
#233
That's a common part to fail so you got it fixed now. Good job!
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March 24th, 2012, 10:12 AM
#234
I'm closing this thread. This thread has been on going for 7 yrs.
Golf I made a new thread for you here and moved all the posts to it:
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