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1952 GE I have a 1952 GE that is the combo like yours and it is continuously running. The fridge is about 35 degrees and the freezer is about 10 degrees. I recently purchased it and it has been running for almost 6 days straight without cycling off.I have only found one repair shop who is...

So I have called dozens of repair shops near me and nobody wants to touch this fridge. Either because they see it as a lost cause, they can't find parts, etc. One place went so far as to contact GE to see if parts are still made for it and unfortunately they do not. Which I figured. I spoke...

That was an excellent article and a source of hope for me. Thank you! I will now just have to find a good repairman near me to assist. Hopefully it'll be just as easy a fix. Does anyone recommend or know a good repairman near Metro Detroit? I live in Southfield. I unfortunately have no way of...

Update, it cycled on for about 25 minutes shut off and has cycled back on. I have put the dial behind the kick plate to 1. The freezer is sitting just below 20 degrees.

Hi John, Maytag85, Thank you for the advice. I will see about finding someone to come and service it or look it over for I really want to use this fridge. I am puzzled now though. Last night I turned the freezer dial behind the kick panel off which in turn, turned the compressor off. I did not...

Hi John, I had the fridge thermostat in for a few minutes and it got down to 12-15 degrees in the freezer. I actually just turned the fridge off in fear of burning out the compressor because it's now been running for 29 hours straight. Thanks, Andrew

Hello, I recently acquired a 1952 GE fridge/freezer combo. It runs, the freezer is frosting and the fridge is holding a temperature of 35 degrees but the fridge has been continually running for 26 hours now and I don't know why it won't cycle off. I've cleaned the compressor of dirt and dust...