Kenmore refrigerator stopped working

[Indiana]

I have a side-by-side Kenmore Model#36358251891

It is about 4years old, I bought it new. It has worked great except last
summer when I had to have the evaporator fan replaced. Today it just stopped working. The lights inside are all that seem to be doing anything. No clicking, no fans, no noises at all. It just stopped working. I checked out the repair guide and seen a list of things to check.
# Test the temperature control
# Test the evaporator fan
# Test the defrost timer
# Test the compressor relay
# Test the overload protector
# Test the compressor motor

I cleaned the condensor coils, they were somewhat dirty, but nothing major. The compressor was pretty hot, not sure how hot it is suppose to get. I unplugged it and let it sit for a few hours, it cooled off but still is not doing anything when I plug it in.
I was wondering if someone might be able to point me in a general direction before I start tearing into this beast. A guess at which one of these things it sounds most like would be great.

TIA
-Indiana

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Another note is that the freezer was doing the normal hissing and popping that the defrost heater makes.
Evaporator Fan spins freely, I am going to assume its still good, since it is fairly new. Still searching for my multimeter, always something....

[Indiana]

According the "Appliance how to" site from the sticky topic, it states:

quote:Once you have located the common terminal, touch one probe to it. Touch the other probe to each of the three remaining terminals. The multitester should display a reading of zero ohms (or nearly zero) for two of the terminals and infinity for the third.

Locate the timer switch and turn it clockwise until you hear it click. Now retest the timer as you did above. Two terminals should give a reading of zero ohms and one terminal should give a reading of infinity. Note however, they should not be the same terminals as in the first test.

I have taken my Defrost Timer out and tested it:
3=Common
1=tested infinity
2=tested infinity
4=tested zero ohms

Turned the switch clockwise until it 'clicked'
3=common
1=tested infinity
2=tested zero ohms
4=tested infinity

This seems backward from what the site says, but it is changing like the site says. Could this be normal for my defrost switch?

Wire color reference.
1-Orange
2-Blue
3-Grey
4-Black


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Tested the Temperature Control, Getting infinity when off and zero ohms when set to coldest. Seems to check out

[kactuskid]

Here's another link to help you out, but the first thing I would check is for power at the outlet and if the breakers open.

http://www.repairclinic.com/0088_4_1.asp

[Indiana]

quote:Originally posted by kactuskid

Here's another link to help you out, but the first thing I would check is for power at the outlet and if the breakers open.

http://www.repairclinic.com/0088_4_1.asp

I did mention that the lights inside the unit are working, but
I did also check power level at the socket. Getting good power.

[Indiana]

Anyone know where I can find a wiring diagram for this unit?

[Indiana]

I put it all back together to test the line voltage and it just started working. The only thing I can think is that it is the defrost timer. It was getting stuck on defrost. When I took it out to test it and was cycling the timer, it now is able to work again. I am going to wait and
see if it happens again. If it does that sounds like the logical answer to me. Anyone know how long it takes for one of those timers to cycle?