I apologize for being 1 month late in answering your question. I just answered a different post and your question appeared after answering the other post. Having said that here goes.
If the compressor is running reach down and touch the tubing that goes into the compressor. One of them should be very hot and the other one should be much cooler about 2 inches from the compressor. If neither one of the tubes is hot the coolant system it out of coolant probably due to a system leak. (i.e someone poked the coils defrosting the unit or.. there was soldering joint that had a slow leak and allowed the coolant to escape. Make sure to listen for the compressor running continuously vs running every 4 - 6 minutes (thermal overload cycling) If the drier is clogged where the capillary (small tube) connects to it there will be one hot tube at the compressor but no coolant flow.
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Kelly
I am having a similar problem with my Magic Chef MCBR360S mini fridge. It was working fine yesterday & then today suddenly stopped working. I can't hear the compressor working & it is really hot. I checked the outlet, so it's receiving power. What could be wrong with it?
Two parts any service tech would replace with your symptom is the motor protector PN: 265RFBYY and the PTC Starter PN: P6R8MC. The start relay is available here: http://www.appliancefactoryparts.com/sea...
The replacement cost of a new refrigertor is less than the cost of parts and in home appliance service. You can invest in the PTC start relay in an attempt to repair it but after that.... your decision.
Kelly
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ok In the rear bottom where the wires plug into the compressor. There will be a plastic cover plate over the connecting wires. Remove it. Unplug the white wire. note the white wire was plugged into a small black box (3/4"x3/4") pull the black box out. It is connected by 2 prongs. If you open this up you will find a small metal disk that looks like a watch battery. pop it out and clean the contacts. put it all back together and it should work fine. I believe it is the thermostat and many times gets bad contacts and can even crack over time. The compressor will "click" on but the bad thermostat tells it "no"
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