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On finding the evap frosted and the blower not running I tested the blower by spinning it while still plugged in but turned off. Blower ran but stopped after the unit was turned back on and cooled off. I replaced the blower with a new one as I didn't want to lose the food in the fridge side.( freezer mt) Investigating the cause of failure I removed the back bearing assy and the rotor (watch the tiny thrust washers) & discovered a small qty of water in the motor. I dried it out and reinstalled it. If I had known to do this first it would have saved me the cost of a new blower. Hope this helps someone.
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Thank you for sharing your repair with us. Your post was very informative.
Good luck with your refrigerator.
Gene.
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The source of the water could be the icemaker. I would empty the icemaker, put 115 volts to the water solenoid for the icemaker for about 9 seconds and see if the icemaker overflows or the filler tube leaks.
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The ice maker has never been used.
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