I did some exploratory surgery last night and found this to be the
case, everything was behind the false wall of the freezer section.
The problem was then readily apparent that the defrost is not working
properly - the evaporator stuff was completely buried in frost. I let
it defrost overnight, and I now see the defroster heater and the
defroster thermostat. Looking at my wiring diagram, I see where the
defroster control should be (top of fresh food section), so I'll start
doing the defrost troubleshooting outlined at the site you referenced.

Thanks for the tips, I think I may have proper refridgeration before
long!

-Adrian

Appliance Repair Aid wrote:
Hi,
(1) Do you expect that the back of the fridge should definitely have a
panel that I can open?

Nope.

Or could it be I need to empty out the fridge
and look for access from within the freezer compartment?

Empty out the freezer and the back wall inside the freezer covers the
evaporator/cooling coils.

2)Does my guess of a defrosting issue sound likely at all?

Nope....rare to have that!

*Some* common trouble makers....
http://www.applianceaid.com/frig_notcold.html

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/