I replaced the cooling coil unit on my 74 Land Yacht rather than the whole refrigerator. It wasn't all that difficult with a bit of mechanical ability. The whole job took about 3 hours. The remanufactured coil set was about a third the cost of a new refrigerator. Don't know if doing that would work for you though.
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