Re: Milano radio dead

["Josie and Chris" <josiechris@domain.elided>]

>The radio in my '87 Milano Verde has recently begun to act up.  Last week it was
>an occasional burst of static, like it wanted to shut off.  Then it started to
>shut off completely, power restoring itself after a few minutes.  At first it
>seemed to be based on temperature, shutting off in the afternoon when the car
>had been parked in the hot Houston sun, but this morning, after a long weekend
>in the garage, it wouldn't go on at all.


Hmmm, this just (this week) happened to the stock radio in our
newly-acquired '88 Gold, but in our case (60-degree California weather) I
don't think temperature was an issue.  The symptoms are pretty much the
same: lots of static when the volume control knob is turned and a general
degradation of sound quality.  At first I thought just the knob was bad, and
this particular radio seemed to be in pretty decent shape, but loth am I to
remove it from the dash or disconnect the battery because I don't know the
security code. Both the radio and antenna have been inoperative for the last
couple of days.  I am still trying to lay my hands on an owner's manual with
a map of the fuses and relays.  Anyone else had this happen to them?

Chris and Josie Robyn
'84 GTV-6
'91 168
'88 Milano Gold

------------------------------