On 6/4/2011 8:58 AM, Bob Villa wrote:
This a cheap 5K BTU. The fan will stop and the compressor will cut-out
after from over-heating.
It's a dual-purpose fan for condenser/expansion coil dissipation.
Anyone else have a similar problem...before I take it apart?
Thanks!
bob
I have a inexpensive window unit that periodically has the same problem,
the fan freezes up.

The solution has been to oil the fan bearings. It is sort of an annoying
job taking the covers off to get to the motor, but then a couple of
drops of oil on each end of the shaft and some fussing fixes it for a
couple of years.