Trying to revive a cheap Magnavox VCR

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A friend gave me a cheap Magnavox DVD/VCR combo that her friend bought at a yard sale for $5, that turned out not to work. Well, when I plugged it in, after a few seconds, it made a loud clicking sound, loud enough to make me jump. On closer inspection, I found a loose piece of plastic, which I removed. Now, when I plug it in, it tries to load a non existent tape (the tape basket stays unloaded, but the loading arms go into place and the head starts spinning), and about 50% of the time it stays like that and goes into "stop" mode. The other time it ejects, makes a weird metallic click sometimes, and turns off.

I know this thing really isn't worth my time, but I love tinkering with these things. It helps relieve stress when i'm having a bad day (and I am having a bad 4 months), and actually the DVD player works fine.