"Next thing is to check if the starting cap. is going South.
Since they're not that expensive, just replace."

he said "labored and occasional screech"

does that sound like a starting problem ??????
why dont we throw a new thermostat and put some freon in it too while were at
it
oh! and dont forget to wash the coils too ,

you dont make anymore sense here than you do over in alt.hvac

Note to OP, yes it sounds like bearings , direct drive i assume since you said
it has no oil ports ,





Tony Hwang wrote:
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