The previous time it broke down, the distributor had worn and we fixed it using rubbish we found in the gutter! A lolly stick to stabilise the housing and a Kit Kat silver paper to act as a contact. That and some tape and we got home!

You really need a new belt. However you can try a short term fix - cut the round belt at an angle and take a small (say 5mm) section out. Super glue it back together and see if it fits. Will do as a temporary measure. The 3500 is a superb music csntre - one of the best made.

Agree! My GT6 broke down the other week and I had to push it 200yds down a dual carriage way to a bus stop. I then worked out where the fault was by a process of elimination - no petrol to the carbs but was getting to the fuel pump. I stripped down the pump, freed the blockage and it started and got me home (the small petrol fire afterwards was merely

You are quite right - Beomaster 4000s are two a penny - you need the Precious!

Never liked them despite having many hundreds! They hiss, they snag, they are always at the wrong place, they have horrid Dolby pumping, they wear and lose magnetism, - need I go on! Vinyl, I understand, and reel to reel I can almost get my head around. But cassette tape is a compromise. It was designed as a recording medium for dictation and needed

Nice receiver - the one I had cost me £30 and was perfect. They seem to often have humming transformers these days.

They are sitting on my desktop waiting for you! email me at peter (at) beoworld.org

Thought I had! Did you send me your email?

Nice job - well done for having a go.

All scans gratefully accepted. I can compile jpgs into a pdf file so simple scans are fine. I do tend to add security so that the ebay sellers don't just nick them and sell them. email is peter (at) beoworld.org