Stock 86 Tape Drive won't shut off, drains battery, which fuse?Please?

Bogey · 10-01-2002, 11:53 AM

Hey folks, can anyone help me here, please?
the stock tape drive in my wife's 86 pacecar Vert will intermittently keep "clicking" (we were told by local audio shop its reverse repeating) after you turn off the car. sometimes it will stop in a couple of minutes, other times it'll keep doing it til it drains the battery.

I don't want to replace it with a newer unit/cd etc,, it does just fine for what she wants.

My fix would be to yank the fuse when it does this, then put it back next time she drives it (about 3 times a week),, but the RDO fuse didn't fix it and the courtesy lamp fuse didn't shut it off either,,,

Anyone out there know which fuse to pull to stop this thing?

Or anyone out ther haave a working stock radio/tape player for sale, cheap?
I thought about buying midamerica's batteries drain protection device or even their battery shutoff knob,, but I still can;t believe pulling a fuse won't fix it?/

Thanks!!
Bogey
Indianapolis :confused: :confused: :)

92TripleBlack · 10-01-2002, 11:51 PM

Radio has two fuses, one for the constant and one ignition. It should tell you in the manaul which is which on your year. You would need to remove the constant fuse that controls the clock, presets, etc.

JoeyG · 10-02-2002, 12:59 AM

Do a search for RadioJoe, I think thats his forum name, he does C4 headunit repair.

Bogey · 10-02-2002, 11:38 AM

Thanks for the reply,,, I pulled that fuse (Courtesy/Clock) and it just kept on clicking,, I have pulled almost every fuse when the clicking is occuring and nothing stopped it,,, is it possible that after you oull the fuse,, the memory staye hot for a few minutes, becuase the clicking will go off after about 4-5 minutes,, sometimes,, other time it will click forever?

Bogey · 10-02-2002, 11:40 AM

Joey Thanks I'll do that.