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**hatzie** · 02-24-2019, 10:41 AM

IIRC The 2700 is electronic tuning. If you don't have experience I wouldn't cut my teeth on that one.

Look for an old school CB, HAM, tube radio repair guy. They'll know how to repair your radio and will have the equipment and knowledge to do it right.
Likely it'll work better than it did when GM put it in the dash in 1985.

It's probably bad electrolytic caps and possibly cracked solder joints in various locations.
If you don't have the equipment and experience I wouldn't start on automobile electronics... The traces and boards are generally thin and if you're not experienced you can easily damage it beyond the ability of a good repair guy to fix in a reasonable time frame. I've seen multilayer boards damaged beyond repair by one mistake.

02-24-2019, 10:41 AM	#10
hatzie Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wentworth, NH Posts: 4,915	Re: Radio Help IIRC The 2700 is electronic tuning. If you don't have experience I wouldn't cut my teeth on that one. Look for an old school CB, HAM, tube radio repair guy. They'll know how to repair your radio and will have the equipment and knowledge to do it right. Likely it'll work better than it did when GM put it in the dash in 1985. It's probably bad electrolytic caps and possibly cracked solder joints in various locations. If you don't have the equipment and experience I wouldn't start on automobile electronics... The traces and boards are generally thin and if you're not experienced you can easily damage it beyond the ability of a good repair guy to fix in a reasonable time frame. I've seen multilayer boards damaged beyond repair by one mistake. __________________ 1959 M35A2 LDT465-1D SOLD 1967 Dodge W200 B383, NP420/NP201 SOLD 1969 Dodge Polara 500 B383, A833 SOLD 1972 Ford F250 FE390, NP435/NP205 SOLD 1976 Chevy K20, 6.5L, NV4500/NP208 SOLD 1986 M1008 CUCV SOLD 2000 GMC C2500, TD6.5L, NV4500 2005 Chevy Silverado LS 2500HD 6.0L 4L80E/NP263 2009 Impala SS LS4 V8 RTFM... GM Parts Books, GM Schematics, GM service manuals, and GM training materials... 1973-1991 GM Light Truck Service, Unit/Overhaul, Wiring Manuals, Parts Books and Some 1968-1999 GM Service Training textbooks in PDF 1988-1998 GMT400 CK service manual project 1988-1993 GMT400 CK parts books. 1967-1972 GM Light, Medium, & Heavy Truck Service Manuals in PDF Please include at least the year and model in your threads. It'll be easier to answer your questions. And please let us know if and how your repairs were successful. Last edited by hatzie; 02-24-2019 at 10:48 AM.