Product review (3 stars): ... an older Kenmore upright freezer (15+ years) which worked great up until just recently when it started to make ...
We have an older Kenmore upright freezer (15+ years) which worked great up until just recently when it started to make strange erratic noises. We discovered that it was not cooling properly and after checking several Utube videos determined that it was the evaporator motor. Removed the motor  (easy job) and checked it (dead). Went on line to the Sears parts website and found that the original motor had been replaced by another Frigidaire evaporator motor (this one). Did the usual online shopping and found that Amazon had the best price at about $110 , with everyone else at $120 to $165. Got the motor and installed it without a problem, fired up the freezer and it worked perfectly. Now the down side. This was listed as an OEM Frigidaire part. The original motor was manufactured by Olsen Corp from Abington, Ma. The OEM replacement was manufactured by Onehunglow from China. I don't mind paying $110 for an American made motor but not for a Chinese ripoff that probably cost $5 to import. I'm not knocking Amazon, since they are only the retailer, but someone (Frigidaire ??) is making an insane amount of profit on this motor. PS: It's not actually a true OEM since you have to do some minor changes to the electrical hookup and have to cut threads in the mounting screw holes (they are blank unthreaded holes). Not overly difficult if you have a small degree of mechanical skills.