"It's obvious that we are talking about a domestic freezer.

The pool of water under the freezer tells us that the insulation is U/S.

This is the reason that the thermostat will not respond"


Have you checked this yet!!!

The reason the compressor cut off on it's klixon was, the time that you left before switching back on was not long enoughto allow the refrigerant to eqaulize
accross the cap tube.

As the other guys are saying it souds like you should either get a tech to look' or DUMP and BUY NEW.