Tony,
I had that problem with my '78, I did the burp thing and it works fine
now. You have to be careful to turn it in the right direction from what
I've heard as it has to move the "bubble" through the system.
John
> Hi Tony,
> I just read a thread on Airforums.com concerning "burping" the ammonia
> based refrigs with a good result. I had never heard of this before
> but you may want to give it a try before you discard the old one. It
> has to do with an air bubble in the line that is blocking the gas from
> moving throught he tubes.
> If you go to the forum and use the "search" function at the upper
> right side of the page - enter "refrigerator burping" and see if it
> comes up. Good luck! Let me know how you make out as my frig may need
> the same treatment.
> George in Newtown Square, PA
> 1962 Bambi