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I got some quotes:

$3000 for compressor replacement (for current SEER 10 Carrier)
$4000 for new SEER 13 unit (Carrier Comfort series)
$5000 for new SEER 15 unit (Carrier Performance series)
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The run capacitor is good. I tried a large start capacitor (~160uF) with no luck. The wires look good, and the start motor appears to be drawing a lot of current when it tries to start the...

Thanks for the ideas. I'll check the capacitors and compressor terminal wires and see if I can figure out what's going on.

My Carrier 38CKC central a/c unit stopped cooling during the recent high-90's weather. The fan on the external unit runs when the thermostat is set to turn the a/c on, and the compressor sounds like...