Bad Radio?

[Xlt600Dude]

I just picked up my 93 3.2l and the radio turns on and when you turn it on your can hear a little pop but no sound comes out. You can crank it up all the way and still nothing...If you dont drive the car for about a week the battery is dead.... Im trying to link these two problems together.

 

[etc1006]

FActory radio? Did someone pop the factory one back in when they sold it? Did it have the CD at one time. If so there is a plug that goes in the square hole in the back of the radio to make it work just as a radio. That plug is used also for the signals from the CD player with a harness to the radio. I went through this when I got my car. I could barely hear the music. The Found out about the jumper/plug that goes in that spot and it works fine. NOw this past weekend I scored a CD player at a flea market, I'm getting the harness from a friend. All I have in mine is the red harness end that sends the power to the unit... It all works fine with that, just no sound yet. Til I get the harness in the mail from him. HTH

 

[Xlt600Dude]

Yes it is a factory radio with a cd player...Im not to sure if the radio has ever been out of it. When i turn my radio on i dont hear anything at all. Ther has to be a loose wire some where in the system.

 

[etc1006]

I'd pop that sucker out first to see if all is hooked up. Then, its prolly your H/U took a dump if all is hooked up.

 

[shoteen95]

Both of the factory radio's in my dads old 93 and my 95 crapped out...would get that annoying popping noise when adjusting volume/bass/treb/etc.

Always a good idea to invest in a decent aftermarket unit anyways...really wakes up the stock systems.

 

[Minnesho]

my car did the exact same thing and it turned out to be a bad black amp in the trunk. i could get it to work if i unplugged the amp then plugged it back in while the radio was on, as soon as i opened or closed the drivers door it would shut off again. i had a parts car so I just swapped parts over until i fixed it, since it didnt cost me anything.

 

[oh_SHO]

my car did the exact same thing and it turned out to be a bad black amp in the trunk. i could get it to work if i unplugged the amp then plugged it back in while the radio was on, as soon as i opened or closed the drivers door it would shut off again. i had a parts car so I just swapped parts over until i fixed it, since it didnt cost me anything.

Me too! Well, I could never get it to work so i just swapped in a different one.