Came home today to find AC running but it was 86 degrees. Realized fan outside was not turning and there was a burning smell, like a hot motor smell. Any ideas of what this could be?

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Originally Posted by RB103061

Came home today to find AC running but it was 86 degrees. Realized fan outside was not turning and there was a burning smell, like a hot motor smell. Any ideas of what this could be?

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Sounds like the outdoor fan motor is defective. Replace the motor AND get a new capacitor for that motor. Never reuse the old capacitor from the old defective motor.

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Originally Posted by hvac1000

Sounds like the outdoor fan motor is defective. Replace the motor AND get a new capacitor for that motor. Never reuse the old capacitor from the old defective motor.

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Thank you. Have someone coming to look at it in the morning. Any ballpark estimates of how much it should cost to replace and install?