Hang on to that VCR, it's a good one. I worked on hundreds of the Hitachi built RCA machines, and those were my favorites. The vast majority of issues were loading belts (a 3.0 and a 3.2 inch) and an idler tire replacement.
The digital clocks on many of those were notorious for going out due to a faulty DC-DC converter. RCA sold a replacement kit (part number 163818) that included some electrolytics and an upgraded converter with a heat sink on top. With an upgrade kit installed, it would last forever.
I don't know why those were so popular in my area, but my shop made a lot of $$ on those. I could replace the belts, idler, do a lube and adjustment and put it all back together in less than 15 minutes and make $75 for my troubles. Those were the good old days
