The original Becker Europa in my '83 300 D became possessed and now only plays cassettes backward. I'd like to keep the radio, and need it to work properly with an MP3 player. So, before I begin disassembly, what am I to look for?

Not sure of the model, but it looks just like the attached picture.

Thanks,

D.

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Just play Zepplin in it and be happy.

Listen for it to start playing foreign languages backwards.....like a language that it has never played before. Watch for the hood emblem to twist around360 degrees on its own......then find a priest and squirt holy water at it and....

This is not helpful to you. Sorry, I couldn't help myself. At least it got a bump!

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Brian
1995 E320 wagon

Easy = BAD head alignment. Can be fixed by realigning/adjusting the head.

Hard = the motor is now being fed with reversed polarity. Not lots of hope with
an older unit unless you have a sympathetic friend who is good with that
sort of thing.

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1987 300D (230,000 mi on a #14 head-watching the temp gauge and keeping the ghost in the machine)
Raleigh NC - Home of deep fried sushi!

Sounds like the switch the controls the direction of play is broken. Not a head alignment problem on this model.

Cleeve Morrison
La Jolla Audio Repair
www.lajollaaudiorepair.com