I have a Weltron 2001 model 8 track player.  The radio and reception
are great, but the 8 track does not work.  The "track changing" light
changes through the cycle of 1 through 4 when you push the track
button, but there does not appear to be any movement of the tape.  I'm
trying to find out how to best fix a player, and am looking for direct
information about this player or am willing to reference how to fix
another player.  I am iterested in a web site which provides info on
how to fix which might include photographs of the "innards" of an 8
track system. I am not interested in how to fix the tapes or tape
cartridges. The more that the instruction is "step by step", the
better.  I do not expect you to give me the instructions (although
that would be okay), but good reference web sites would fulfill the
requirement of payment.

Thank you for this great question, it brought back loads of 8-track
memories! I've found some information to help you troubleshoot your
player, and also some information on how the heads work.

8-track Heaven
http://www.8trackheaven.com/playfix.html
How does your player not work? A list of problems, and possible
solutions.

8-track Heaven
http://www.8trackheaven.com/work.html
How the tapes and players work, including information on the heads,
and how they move.

PentaStarPower
http://pentastarpower.com/8track.html
This is a great reference, with an entire 8-track repair manual
online, including photos of the 'innards.'

8-track Shack
http://home.attbi.com/~dkgibson3/tracks/repair.htm
If you can't fix it yourself, here's someone who can help.

Keep on Trackin'
http://keepontrackin.mybravenet.com/answers.htm#belt
If you need a new belt, here are some locations where you can buy
them.

Weltron 2001
http://antiqueradio.org/welt01.htm
Here's an interesting article about your model, including a shot of
the electronics out of the case.

I could not find a manual for your specific model, but these resources
should help you troubleshoot it, and get it working again. If I can
clarify my answer for you before you rate it please let me know! Thank
you, and good luck with your player.
nvwriter-ga

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Clarification of Answer by nvwriter-ga on 04 Aug 2002 10:11 PDT

Sorry, I forgot the search strategy I used:

"8 track player" +repair
://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=%228+track+player%22+%2Brepair

"Weltron 2001"
://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=ISO-8859-1&newwindow=1&q=%22weltron+2001%22&btnG=Google+Search

Great answer!Thanks for your help.  We'll see how it goes.