DrNBody

My car has the 16051921 Delco 5-band equalizer/Blaupunkt tape deck radio. It's the original radio, and the tape player is acting up.

As soon as I put a tape in, it pops back out. It doesn't even hold it in for a split second. But, if I do push it in and hold it there, it likes to go forward/backward and that's about it, but does not play.

I just took the unit out and took it apart, and the belts seem perfectly fine. When I rotate the motor gear, it moves all the belts and pulleys etc. What I do notice, is that when I push the clips and move the unit in (as a tape would when inserting), it does not hold the unit together/in.

I've searched on google and ebay for parts or anything relating the Delco part number and Blaupunkt part number, and I cannot find anything.

Any help here? I know of two places I can call up and send the unit too, but right now I rather try to fix it myself by getting correct parts or replacing the Blaupunkt tape deck part inside the radio.

majobis

iTrader: (3)

The search engine here has good information.

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/car-...ette-deck.html

DrNBody

Bought replacement belts, did them, and still the same thing. Anybody?

Radio Rob

Did you ever find help with your Delco radio?

DrNBody

Nope! Still not working right. A buddy of mine gave me two radios for these cars, I'm going to try and swap the tape deck from one of those in mine.

aaron7

iTrader: (7)

You're talking about the factory deck with the equalizer right? That didn't have anything to do with Blaupunkt...?

Radio Rob

I was talking about the Blaupunkt. Can you send a picture of the radio. I'm sure I could help you with this

Radio Rob

Text me the pic 7273488791

DrNBody

Its this radio:



I opened it up and changed the belts, and it was in fact a Blaupunkt radio.

aaron7

iTrader: (7)

It's a USA made Delco... still have no idea where German/China Blaupunkt is coming from.

DrNBody

Inside the radio, the metal casing that is stamped Blaupunkt, its also stamped "Made in Germany"

aaron7

iTrader: (7)

Well cool, I stand corrected... I've never heard of that!

DrNBody

Damn lol!

visitor

It's made by delco.. They used a few blaujunk parts.

bubbazwv

I have the same radio...cassette is doing the same thing let us know if you find anything....Im actually thinking on doing the jack for I-pod or a phone..3.5mm jack

DrkHwk

I recently disassembled my blaupunkt unit and a seemingly similar unit from a newer 94 s10. There were a lot of differences, mostly in the cassette section of the radio.

DrNBody

I did the 3.5mm jack, was a great mod!