In article <bigg59$913hi$1@ID-194964.news.uni-berlin.de>, "Wilfred
Smulders" <wsmulders@hetnet.nl> wrote:

> I bought an 1994 Accord Wagon LX and it appears that the radio does not work
> all the time. Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't, although the power
> lights and display are always on. Also the cassette doen't work when the
> radio doesn't work, although you hear the rotation of the cassette
> mechanism.
> I've heart from a friend that she had the same problem with her Honda.
>
> Does anyone know what the problem is and how it can be fixed? (I don't want
> to go to a dealer for a radio worth $25). I prefer not to buy a new radio
> because I'll have to sell the car again in 6 months, unless it is a used
> Honda one.
>
> Wilfred

It appears that there is a short somewhere in the wiring. This simply
means that there is at least one wire that is not working properly. I know
of at least one case where the insulation or plastic covering the wire had
come off--just a very small piece. When the exposed wire came into contact
with the metal case--the device would not work--the wire would short out.
When it lost contact with the metal case--the device worked great. Once I
place elec. tape on the section of wire--the short problem was solved.
Back to your problem--it would probably cost less to buy a new radio than
to pay someone to take it apart and find the short and repair it. You may
get a better deal at a place that specializes in car radios--they could
even install it for you. The larger stores will give you a better deal.