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Been there, done that, got the "T" shirt. It is worth fixing but not easy. Flip the fridge and pull the compressor. Carefully cut the copper pipes to the compressor, use a copper tube cutter, need to keep them round. Remove the compressor and go to the internet and buy a new compressor and a schrader valve. Install the new compressor and braze in the copper lines with the shrader valve on the low side line. Have a fire extinguisher and a fire blanket available as the refrigerant oil will flame. The brazing doesn't need to be pretty, just functional. Pump down the system and add the R134A- you'll be surprised how little you need.
Done this twice, both fridge's are now about 10 years out and working great.
Charles
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Last edited by charlesbahn; 03-04-2022 at 05:06 PM..
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