INOP AM/FM STEREO CASSETTE DUE TO FLUID INTRUSION

A FEW RADIOS MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE DUE TO FLUID INTRUSION INTO THE RADIO. THE WARRANTY OF THE REPAIR OF PREMIUM RADIOS WITH THIS SPECIFIC CONDITION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 48 MONTHS. REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. R&R OF RECEIVERS BEYOND THE NORMAL 12 AND 12 MUST BE PAID BY THE CUSTOMER. AM RADIOS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHEN REMOVING A RADIO FROM ONE OF THESE VEHICLES, INSPECT THE RADIO AND CAR HARNESS CONNECTORS. IF THERE IS ANY EVIDENCE OF CORROSION, PERFORM THE FOLLOWING: 1.CLEAN OR REPLACE (WITH PART NUMBER 1224198) THE CONNECTORS ON THE VEHICLE WIRING HARNESS, IF CORRODED. THIS CONNECTOR CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED FROM AC-DELCO REPAIR CENTERS. 2.SEND THE RADIO TO AN AUTHORIZED AC-DELCO REPAIR CENTER DOR REPAIR WITH ACD 1078 WARRANTY CLAIM FORM. A.IF THE RADIO IS STILL WITHIN THE NORMAL WARRANTY PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS AND 12,000 MILES, THE REPAIR IS TO BE HANDLED AS A NORMAL WARRANTY REPAIR. B.IF THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE NORMAL WARRANTY PERIOD, BUT STILL WITHIN 48 MONTHS OF THE DATE OF PURCHASE, FILL IN THE "OPTIONAL WARRANTY LIMITS" BOX, "MONTHS 48", AND THE "NATURE OF PROBLEM" BOX, "FLUID IN RADIO". 3.IF THE RADIO IS WITHIN THE NORMAL WARRANTY PERIOR, R&R WILL BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, BUT IF BEYOND NORMAL WARRANTY PERIOD ONLY THE REPAIR OF THE RADIO IS COVERED UNDER THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. 4.CUSTOMERS WHO EXPERIENCE THIS SPECIFIC CONDITION PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THIS BULLETIN SHOULD SEND A COPY OF THE RECEIPT TO: SERVICE DEPARTMENT M.S. S-101 DELCO ELECTRONICS DIVISION 700 E. FIRMIN STREET KOKOMO, INDIANA 46902 UPON APPROVAL OF THE CLAIM, THE CUSTOMER WILL BE REIMBURSED THE AMOUNT CHARGED, LESS THE NORMAL R&R FEE. WHEN REINSTALLING A PREMIUM RADIO IN ONE OF THESE VEHICLES, USE THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE FLUID INTRUSION. A.IF THE RADIO DOES HAVE A STRAP OR HOLE FOR A STRAP (PART NUMBER 3816659) SECURE THE WIRES AS SHOWN IN FIGURES 1 AND 2. B.IF THE RADIO DOES NOT HAVE A STRAP OR HOLE FOR A STRAP, USE PART NUMBER 409797 TO SECURE THE WIRES AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 3 AND 4. WHEN A PREMIUM RADIO IS REMOVED FROM A 1982 REGAL, A HARNESS RETAINER IN BACK OF THE RADIO HAS TO BE UNFASTENED. USE A SCREWDRIVER TO OPEN THE RETAINER AS SHOWN IN FIGURES 1, 2 AND 3. IF THE RADIO DOES NOT HAVE A RETAINER (PART #545249) ONE MUST BE ADDED TO SECURE THE HARNESSES WHEN THE RADIO IS REINSTALLED. ON 1978-1981 REGALS AND CENTURYS, A STRAP (PART #409797) SHOULD BE INSTALLED WHEN A PREMIUM RADIO IS REINSTALLED. THIS STRAP WILL POSITION THE WIRES SO THAT SHOULD THERE BE WATER INTRUSION, IT WILL RUN DOWN AWAY FROM THE RADIO RECEIVER. FIGURES 4 AND 5 SHOW THE STRAP PROPERLY INSTALLED FOR THE TWO DIFFERENT CONNECTOR ORIENTATIONS. WHEN A PREMIUM RADIO IS REMOVED FROM A "G" BODY VEHICLE, A HARNESS RETAINER IN BACK OF THE RADIO HAS TO BE UNFASTENED. USE A SCREW DRIVER TO OPEN THE RETAINER AS SHOWN. IF THE RADIO DOES NOT HAVE A RETAINER (PART #545249) ONE MUST BE ADDED TO SECURE THE HARNESSES, WHEN THE RADIO IS REINSTALLED.

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