Help 1970 Plymouth AM push button radio

[930s]

Hi,

Picked a 1970 Plymouth AM radio. Looks great but none of the push buttons work.
Any ideas on how to fix

Thanks

 

[Billccm]

Does the tune knob change the dail?

 

[Moparfiend]

Hi,

Picked a 1970 Plymouth AM radio. Looks great but none of the push buttons work.
Any ideas on how to fix

Thanks

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Check out a chemical tuner cleaner and lube called De-Oxit its what I use for electronic restoration of pots and tuning Caps and tuners. It cleans and lubes and doesn’t degrade plastics or phenolics. This is the only stuff I use now.

 

[930s]

The tune knob changes the dail. Push on any of the buttons and dial doesn't move.

Thanks for the tip on the De-Oxit

 

[dadsbee]

Maybe because none of them are preset!!! Turn the dial to a station, pull out a knob and then push it in to set.. repeat for others further along the band.

 

[Bill76]

Mine had a rubber against steel clutch like devise that was stuck together -- I gently worked a pocket knife between them to un stick them . The dial now moves with the buttons but the radio still doesn't work

 

[1 Wild R/T]

You know thats a 70-71 Barracuda Radio not a B Body radio right?

 

[930s]

Thanks for the comments and Dadsbee did as you said

and it works. Thanks

Next question how to bench test. All the original wires are there.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Orange is the lights
Red is 12V
The two green wires are speaker leads
The case is ground
Good Luck, hopefully it makes music..

 

[930s]

Thanks 1 Wild R/T.

What's the next step?
I have a fully charged 12 volt battery and a speaker hooked up to the speaker wires.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Radio case touching negative battery post, red wire to positive battery post, turn the radio on, volume at a reasonable level, search for stations...

If that doesn't work you gotta decide if it's worth sending to a shop...

Wards classic radio repair would be my recommendation..

http://www.wardsclassiccarradiorepair.com/id15.html

 

[dadsbee]

Antenna....

 

[930s]

It works. Used a coat hanger for antenna.

Thanks

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Antenna....

Yeah, there is that ... Thanks for the reminder dadsbee..