1959 Frigidaire Will Not Stop Running

[vtgbabydress]

Hi John,
Could you give me contact info for David from Alabama? I think I should follow your advice and have the system tested/serviced. And I guess I will pull the defrost timer and try to get #s off it. Any idea where I could find a parts list for 1959?
Anne

 

[combo52]

Hi Anne, have you determined the timer is bad yet? Is it moving? Did you mark the knob to see if it's moving if it's not moving it is bad.

It would not be hard to come up with the part number for it, I can do that when I go to work the harder thing might be to find a defrost timer for it. It was not used very long. A clever technician can substitute a modern timer for that one if it's needed.

John

 

[turbokinetic]

Reply to message #30

Anne; I have sent you an e-mail at your address shown on your profile here.

 

 

[vtgbabydress]

Hi John,
I marked the dial. It doesn’t move at all.
It did seem to get a little warm when I turned it manually before, but there wasn’t any water in the pan at all.
I have put the fridge back on a timer running 30 on/15 off and I am able to maintain temp. I just couldn’t take it running all the time.
Will the fact that it isn’t defrosting cause any damage? There is a bit of ice in the freezer, but not a lot.

Anne

 

[vtgbabydress]

Hi Dave,
Thank you
Anne

 

[vtgbabydress]

Hi Dave,
Thank you
Anne

 

[combo52]

1959 Frigidaire running all the time

Yes, you definitely have a bad timer if it's not moving eventually heavy frost will build up in the freezer section and could damage the refrigerator eventually but it would take a very long time probably months.

Hopefully David can help. I think he's closer to you geographically, he would be clever enough to figure out how to put a modern timer in this refrigerator. It's not likely you'll find the exact timer but it's possible.

 

[vtgbabydress]

Hi John,
David is booked up for the next few months and I will have to arrange a bit of a vacation to get it to Alabama, so I need to figure the defrost timer out now. I am low on funds, paying for two homes while we are finishing a giant move. If anything happened right now it would be a nightmare.

Plus I do not know how long it has been bad. It could have been bad while the previous owner had it. I have only had it a few weeks.

My husband could figure out how to retrofit another one if I had some advice on how to do and which to use.
If I knew the part number I could check for online. I am afraid I do not have much time. I need to do something asap.

Is it easy enough to disconnect the old one and get a part # off of it to see if I could get lucky enough to find one? The service manual has instructions I think.

Anne

 

[vtgbabydress]

Could I use this for parts reference?

https://www.automatice.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi?showdoc~1288~~

Anne

 

[vtgbabydress]

Hi John,
Were you able to find a part # for me?
If not should I purchase the reference above?
Please help
Anne

 

[combo52]

Timer For A 1959 FD Ref

Hi Anne, the Pt# you need is 6591312, there is one on Ebay now.

 

John

 

[vtgbabydress]

John,
I am so happy! Maybe that will buy me a little time until I can take it to Alabama. Thank you so very much! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours

 

[vtgbabydress]

Unfortunately, someone bought it before I got to it.
Anne