Sanyo VWM-360 VCR, has weak audio

[radiotvnut]

A friend asked me to fix a Sanyo model VWM-360 VCR from the BPC-era because it has no audio. I have it connected to a TV via the line out jacks on the VCR and there is very faint audio, both with playing a tape and with a signal fed into the RF input. So, does anyone have any service information on this model or any service notes to a possible common problem? If I can't fix this easily, I'll suggest that he visit the local thrift store and pick up one of the many available BPC models that are usually under $10.

[Celt]

Is this a mono linear track audio model? If so, check the head and clean with denatured alcohol and a q-tip.
Then follow its audio leads to the board and verify all connections and cable are still good.

[Ed in Tx]

If you're not getting audio from tape playback or the tuner, it isn't dirty heads. A failed audio IC that does the PB-EE switching perhaps, or a component related to that circuit.

[centralradio]

Probably the audio section needs to be recapped.

Check those electrolytic caps which are usually small values.I have a feeling that one or a couple went bad.