Hello, I'm having trouble with my ac unit. Everything clicks on except the fan on the unit outside won't turn, but I can get a stick and turn it and it turns and stays on for about 1 hour or so and then the fan stops turning. What could be causing this?

Hello, I'm having trouble with my ac unit. Everything clicks on except the fan on the unit outside won't turn, but i can get a stick and turn it and it turns and stays on for about 1 hour or so and then the fan stops turning. What could be causing this?

It is a good possibility that the fan motor capacitor is defective OR the motor itself. Depending upon the age of the unit I would probably replace the fan motor and buy a new capacitor that matches the new motor.