Space Ace

I'm a caveman who's never had a car with a CD changer before now, so bear
with me. The 10 disc changer in my '97 Lincoln Mark VIII (I believe it's a
Sony changer mated to the JVC head unit) plays great...until I hit a fair
sized bump. Then, rather than skipping (which I would expect and tolerate),
the cartridge seems to disengage. I get a "no disc" error on the display.

What's the most likely problem? A bad cartridge? The previous owner had
jammed the cartridge in upside-down, which I had a stereo shop correct. Can
it be the changer itself, when it seems to do what it's supposed to do
(until I hit a big bump, that is)?

I know this may not be the best forum for this problem, but it seems to be
the best one for good answers!

Alan Johnson

forget fixing it......just buy a new one

"Space Ace" <hawk106@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>
> I'm a caveman who's never had a car with a CD changer before now, so bear
> with me. The 10 disc changer in my '97 Lincoln Mark VIII (I believe it's a
> Sony changer mated to the JVC head unit) plays great...until I hit a fair
> sized bump. Then, rather than skipping (which I would expect and
tolerate),
> the cartridge seems to disengage. I get a "no disc" error on the display.
>
> What's the most likely problem? A bad cartridge? The previous owner had
> jammed the cartridge in upside-down, which I had a stereo shop correct.
Can
> it be the changer itself, when it seems to do what it's supposed to do
> (until I hit a big bump, that is)?
>
> I know this may not be the best forum for this problem, but it seems to be
> the best one for good answers!
>
>

Petey the Wonder Dog

Looks like you said...
>What's the most likely problem? A bad cartridge? The previous owner had
>jammed the cartridge in upside-down, which I had a stereo shop correct. Can
>it be the changer itself, when it seems to do what it's supposed to do
>(until I hit a big bump, that is)?

Check the Sunday papers for sales at stereo dealerships. Sears prolly
has 'em too. You can get a new one, installed, for less than repair
costs and it will have better stability and more features. Matter of
fact, I'd bet $.75 cents you can get NO parts or repairs for your
stereo.

Some years ago. someone stole the cd/radio out of my wifes Honda. The
dealership replacement cost was !!!!!!!940.00!!!!!!!!!!

Just for a kick, call your Lincoln dealer and ask for the price on a
replacement stereo. Be sitting when you call.

Space Ace

No way in holy hell would I bother with a Linc dealer. My blood pressure's
high enough from stress and ripoff artists, living in NYC. I foresee $1500
for a $150 Sony changer.
Thanks for answering. You're probably right, better to just buy a new
changer. But I found today that Crutchfield sells replacement magazines. I
don't know why I didn't think of them sooner. I'll call them and ask they're
opinion. I've found they're usually pretty honest, and very knowledgeable.
Like you said, worst case is $150 for a new, better changer.
It's just my habit to strain for the cheaper possibility until the bitter
end.

"Petey the Wonder Dog" <baldycotton2@mchsi.comedy> wrote in message
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> Looks like you said...
>>What's the most likely problem? A bad cartridge? The previous owner had
>>jammed the cartridge in upside-down, which I had a stereo shop correct.
>>Can
>>it be the changer itself, when it seems to do what it's supposed to do
>>(until I hit a big bump, that is)?
>
> Check the Sunday papers for sales at stereo dealerships. Sears prolly
> has 'em too. You can get a new one, installed, for less than repair
> costs and it will have better stability and more features. Matter of
> fact, I'd bet $.75 cents you can get NO parts or repairs for your
> stereo.
>
> Some years ago. someone stole the cd/radio out of my wifes Honda. The
> dealership replacement cost was !!!!!!!940.00!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Just for a kick, call your Lincoln dealer and ask for the price on a
> replacement stereo. Be sitting when you call.